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Dubsmash data breach

The Dubsmash breach happened on December 1, 2018 and exposed 161,749,950 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site
dubsmash.com
Breach date
December 1, 2018
Recorded on
February 25, 2019
Accounts exposed
161,749,950
Exposed data
Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Spoken languages, Usernames
Risk score
75 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 75 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Email addresses.

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

  • Change your Dubsmash password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
  • Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
  • Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.

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This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of June 15, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.