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Gravatar data breach

The Gravatar breach happened on October 3, 2020 and exposed 113,990,759 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site
gravatar.com
Breach date
October 3, 2020
Recorded on
December 5, 2021
Accounts exposed
113,990,759
Exposed data
Email addresses, Names, Usernames
Risk score
21 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 21 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Email addresses, Names, Usernames.

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 December 8, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.