💡 Kickstarter

8.1M total records 6.6M unique accounts

About this breach

In February 2014, the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform announced a data leak. The database published later contained nearly 5.2 million unique email addresses, as well as the names of users and hash of SHA1 passwords with salt.

Compromised Data

This breach exposed the following types of personal information:

📩

6.6M

100% of accounts

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Password

1.5M

22% of accounts

Total data points: 8.1M

Unique accounts affected: 6.6M

🔐 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 🔑 Password

API Access

Get information about this breach programmatically:

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