League of Legends
What was exposed
Email addressesPasswordsUsernames
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.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In June 2012, the multiplayer online game League of Legends suffered a data breach . At the time, the service had more than 32 million registered accounts and the breach affected various personal data attributes including "encrypted" passwords. In 2018, a 339k record subset of the data emerged with email addresses, usernames and plain text passwords, likely cracked from the original cryptographically protected ones.
Frequently asked questions
What is the League of Legends data breach?
In June 2012, the multiplayer online game League of Legends suffered a data breach . At the time, the service had more than 32 million registered accounts and the breach affected various personal data attributes including "encrypted" passwords. In 2018, a...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2012.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 339,487 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Passwords and Usernames.
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. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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