LiveJournal
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 mid-2019, news broke of an alleged LiveJournal data breach . This followed multiple reports of credential abuse against Dreamwidth beginning in 2018 , a fork of LiveJournal with a significant crossover in user base. The breach allegedly dates back to 2017 and contains 26M unique usernames and email addresses (both of which have been confirmed to exist on LiveJournal) alongside plain text passwords. An archive of the data was subsequently shared on a popular hacking forum in May 2020 and redistributed broadly.
Frequently asked questions
What is the LiveJournal data breach?
In mid-2019, news broke of an alleged LiveJournal data breach . This followed multiple reports of credential abuse against Dreamwidth beginning in 2018 , a fork of LiveJournal with a significant crossover in user base. The breach allegedly dates back to 2017...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2017.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 26,372,781 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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