Hollywood Stock Exchange
Data Breach
www.hsx.com237,678
Records Exposed
Jan 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
May 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
Sometime between 2017 and 2018, the official platform for the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), a U.S.-based online simulation game where users trade virtual shares of movies and celebrities using a fictional currency called Hollywood Dollars, experienced a data breach that affected approximately 237,678 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. This breach highlights the critical importance of encrypting user credentials and maintaining rigorous cybersecurity defenses to protect user data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Gaming
Indexed On
May 30, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Hollywood Stock Exchange 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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