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Wattpad data breach268.8M accounts compromised on 2020-06-29
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Wattpad (wattpad.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2020-06-29, exposing 268,765,495 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Wattpad |
|---|---|
| Source Name | Wattpad |
| Domain | wattpad.com |
| Breach Date | 2020-06-29 |
| Added to HIBP | 2020-07-19 |
| Accounts Compromised | 268,765,495(268.8M) |
| Data Exposed | BiosDates of birthEmail addressesGendersGeographic locationsIP addressesNamesPasswordsSocial media profilesUser website URLsUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In June 2020, the user-generated stories website Wattpad suffered a huge data breach that exposed almost 270 million records. The data was initially sold then published on a public hacking forum where it was broadly shared. The incident exposed extensive personal information including names and usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
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