Kickstarter
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 February 2014, the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced they'd suffered a data breach . The breach contained almost 5.2 million unique email addresses, usernames and salted SHA1 hashes of passwords.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Kickstarter data breach?
In February 2014, the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced they'd suffered a data breach . The breach contained almost 5.2 million unique email addresses, usernames and salted SHA1 hashes of passwords.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2014.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 5,176,463 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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