NetEase
What was exposed
Email addressesPasswords
What to do if you were affected
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
Details
In October 2015, the Chinese site known as NetEase (located at 163.com ) was reported as having suffered a data breach that impacted hundreds of millions of subscribers . Whilst there is evidence that the data itself is legitimate (multiple HIBP subscribers confirmed a password they use is in the data), due to the difficulty of emphatically verifying the Chinese breach it has been flagged as "unverified". The data in the breach contains email addresses and plain text passwords. Read more about Chinese data breaches in Have I Been Pwned.
Frequently asked questions
What is the NetEase data breach?
In October 2015, the Chinese site known as NetEase (located at 163.com ) was reported as having suffered a data breach that impacted hundreds of millions of subscribers . Whilst there is evidence that the data itself is legitimate (multiple HIBP subscribers...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around October 2015.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 234,842,089 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses and Passwords.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
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