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.
| Domain | Entries | Date Breached | Hashing | Privacy | acknowledged? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://wattpad.com | 268,765,495 | 2020-06-29 | bcrypt, sha256hmac | Public | Yes |
Information leaked
Bios, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Social media profiles, User website URLs, Usernames
Notice any errors/mistakes in this breach entry? Please contact us and we will fix it ASAP. We strive to be the best and most accurate, so your contribution(s) will be greatly appreciated.