135,238,039
Records Exposed
Jan 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jun 2023
Added to Database
About This Breach
Wattpad is a popular online platform that allows writers to share their stories with a global audience and readers to discover and enjoy free stories across various genres. It was founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. The platform provides a space for writers to publish their works, whether they are novels, short stories, or poems. In June 2020, Wattpad, experienced a significant data breach, revealing nearly 270 million records. The compromised data was first sold and later made public on a hacking forum, where it was widely disseminated. This incident exposed a wide range of personal information, including names, usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, birth dates, and passwords stored in bcrypt hashes.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
Online Portal
Indexed On
Jun 13, 2023
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Wattpad and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
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