News of Legends
Data Breach
newsoflegends.com71,788
Records Exposed
Jan 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
May 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2020, News of Legends, a US-based platform for League of Legends, experienced a data breach exposing approximately 700,000 records. The data contained around 72,000 unique email addresses and PHPass hashed passwords. The incident highlights the importance of implementing robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive user information from potential threats.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Other
Category
Community, News, Gaming
Indexed On
May 26, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on News of Legends 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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