MySpace data breach
The MySpace breach happened on July 1, 2008 and exposed 359,420,698 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- myspace.com
- Breach date
- July 1, 2008
- Recorded on
- May 31, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 359,420,698
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 66 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 66 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Email addresses, 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.
Breaches from the same period
- Foxy Bingo (2008-04-04, 252,216 accounts)
- Baby Names (2008-10-24, 846,742 accounts)
- Money Bookers (2009-01-01, 4,483,605 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your MySpace 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.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of October 24, 2018. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.