︎ NexusMods

21.2M total records 10.8M unique accounts

About this breach

In December 2015, the Nexus Mods modding site published a statement notifying users that they were hacked. Subsequently, they dated Hacking July 2013, although there is evidence that the data was sold a few months before. Hacking contained users' names, email addresses and passwords in the form of hash with salt.

Compromised Data

This breach exposed the following types of personal information:

📩
Email
10.8M
100% of accounts
👤
Nick
5.9M
54.8% of accounts
🔑
Password
4.5M
42.1% of accounts

Total data points: 21.2M

Unique accounts affected: 10.8M

🔐 What should I do?

  • Change your password immediately if you had an account
  • Enable two-factor authentication where possible
  • Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
  • Be aware of potential phishing attempts

📊 Data Classes

📩 Email 👤 Nick 🔑 Password

API Access

Get information about this breach programmatically:

GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/-NexusMods