Baby Names
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 approximately 2008, the site to help parents name their children known as Baby Names suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 846k email addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. When contacted in October 2018, Baby Names advised that "the breach happened at least ten years ago" and that members were notified at the time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Baby Names data breach?
In approximately 2008, the site to help parents name their children known as Baby Names suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 846k email addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. When contacted in October 2018, Baby Names advised that "the...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around October 2008.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 846,742 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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