845,945
Records Exposed
Oct 2008
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Feb 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
Around 2008, a data breach occurred on the Baby Names website, a platform designed to assist parents in choosing names for their children. This security incident resulted in the exposure of 846,000 email addresses and passwords, which were stored as salted MD5 hashes. When approached in October 2018, Baby Names stated that the breach took place at least ten years prior and reassured that affected members had been notified at the time.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Online Portal
Indexed On
Feb 1, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Baby names and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
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- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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