Mashable
What was exposed
Auth tokensEmail addressesGendersGeographic locationsIP addressesNamesPartial dates of birthSocial media profiles
What to do if you were affected
- 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 approximately mid-2020, Mashable suffered a data breach that subsequently turned up publicly in November 2020. The data included 1.4 million unique email addresses along with names, genders, expired auth tokens, physical locations, links to social media profiles and days and months of birth. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com .
Frequently asked questions
What is the Mashable data breach?
In approximately mid-2020, Mashable suffered a data breach that subsequently turned up publicly in November 2020. The data included 1.4 million unique email addresses along with names, genders, expired auth tokens, physical locations, links to social media...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 1,414,677 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Auth tokens, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Partial dates of birth and Social media profiles.
What should I do if I was affected?
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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