Xiaomi
SourceHave I Been Pwned
StatusConfirmed breach
AddedJuly 21, 2019
OccurredAugust 1, 2012
Accounts affected7,088,010
Domainxiaomi.cn
What was exposed
Email addressesIP 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.
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Protect your data Details
In August 2012, the Xiaomi user forum website suffered a data breach . In all, 7 million email addresses appeared in the breach although a significant portion of them were numeric aliases on the bbs_ml_as_uid.xiaomi.com domain. Usernames, IP addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes were also exposed. The data was provided with support from dehashed.com . Read more about Chinese data breaches in Have I Been Pwned.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Xiaomi data breach?
In August 2012, the Xiaomi user forum website suffered a data breach . In all, 7 million email addresses appeared in the breach although a significant portion of them were numeric aliases on the bbs_ml_as_uid.xiaomi.com domain. Usernames, IP addresses and...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around August 2012.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 7,088,010 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, IP 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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