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Chess.com (2023) data breach

The Chess.com (2023) breach happened on November 8, 2023 and exposed 1,274,077 accounts. 4 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site
chess.com
Breach date
November 8, 2023
Recorded on
November 10, 2023
Accounts exposed
1,274,077
Exposed data
Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Usernames
Risk score
25 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 25 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Email addresses, Names, Geographic locations.

The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.

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What affected users should do

  • Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
  • Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.

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This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of September 13, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.