♻ ︎ NexusMods
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