gPotato

gPotato

Data Breach

gpotato.com

1,569,156

Records Exposed

Jul 2007

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Jul 2022

Added to Database

About This Breach

In July 2007, the multiplayer game portal known as gPotato suffered a data breach and over 2 million user accounts were exposed. The site later merged into the Webzen portal where the original accounts still exist today. The exposed data included usernames, email and IP addresses, MD5 hashes and personal attributes such as gender, birth date, physical address and security questions and answers stored in plain text.

Compromised Data Types

First Name Last Name IP Address Hash Type Email Address Username Passwords

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Password Storage

MD5 & plaintext

Category

Gaming

Indexed On

Jul 25, 2022

Breach Type

Database

What Should You Do?

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  • Change your password immediately on gPotato 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.
  • Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
  • Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.

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