Nexus Mods
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 December 2015, the game modding site Nexus Mods released a statement notifying users that they had been hacked . They subsequently dated the hack as having occurred in July 2013 although there is evidence to suggest the data was being traded months in advance of that. The breach contained usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as a salted hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Nexus Mods data breach?
In December 2015, the game modding site Nexus Mods released a statement notifying users that they had been hacked . They subsequently dated the hack as having occurred in July 2013 although there is evidence to suggest the data was being traded months in...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around July 2013.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 5,915,013 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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