💭 XKCD
About this breach
In July 2019, a leak occurred at the forum of the XKCD web comic book, which affected 562,000 subscribers. It contained user names, email addresses, IP and passwords in MD5 PHPBB3 format.
Compromised Data
This breach exposed the following types of personal information:
Email
764.4k
100% of accounts
Nick
560.1k
73.3% of accounts
IP
456.7k
59.7% of accounts
Password
116.6k
15.3% of accounts
Total data points: 1.9M
Unique accounts affected: 764.4k
🔐 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
🎯 IP
🔑 Password
API Access
Get information about this breach programmatically:
GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/XKCD