Wattpad
- 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.
What is the Wattpad data breach?
In June 2020, the user-generated stories website Wattpad suffered a huge data breach that exposed almost 270 million records . The data was initially sold then published on a public hacking forum where it was broadly shared. The incident exposed extensive...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 268,765,495 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Bios, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names 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. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.