Mashable
Data Breach
www.mashable.com1,385,869
Records Exposed
Jun 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Oct 2026
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2020, the media and entertainment news website Mashable suffered a data breach that exposed approximately 1.4 million records. The breach, which surfaced publicly in November 2020, exposed email addresses, usernames, first and last names, IP addresses, genders, dates of birth and geographic locations. Most accounts authenticated through linked social media (OAuth) providers rather than passwords, so password data was not meaningfully exposed. The data was distributed online and later shared via Telegram.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Category
Media
Indexed On
Oct 14, 2026
Breach Type
Database
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