6,880,523
Records Exposed
Dec 2012
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2022
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2011 as part of a final breached data dump, the hacker collective LulzSec obtained and released over half a million usernames and passwords from the game Battlefield Heroes. The passwords were stored as MD5 hashes with no salt and many were easily converted back to their plain text versions.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Password Storage
no passwords
Category
Gaming - Heroes of Newerth
Indexed On
Jul 25, 2022
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
Get Full Breach Details with LeakedSource Pro
Sign up for a LeakedSource Pro account to see exactly what data was exposed in this breach and get real-time notifications when your information appears in new breaches.
Sign Up for Pro- 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.
Were You Affected by This Breach?
Enter your email below to instantly check if your data was compromised in the Heroes of Newerth breach and 12,000+ other known breaches.
