👩‍💻 GitHub

2.9M total records 504.8k unique accounts

About this breach

In 2016, GitHub - the largest site for the development and publication of programs - was subjected to Parsing. About two million notes with posts, nicknames, names, and other publicly accessible information about users were collected.

Compromised Data

This breach exposed the following types of personal information:

👤
Nick
1.9M
381.5% of accounts
📩
Email
504.8k
100% of accounts
👤
Full name
502.1k
99.5% of accounts

Total data points: 2.9M

Unique accounts affected: 504.8k

🔐 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

👤 Nick 📩 Email 👤 Full name

API Access

Get information about this breach programmatically:

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