NetEase data breach
The NetEase breach happened on October 19, 2015 and exposed 234,842,089 accounts. 2 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- 163.com
- Breach date
- October 19, 2015
- Recorded on
- October 9, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 234,842,089
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Passwords
- Risk score
- 64 out of 100
The original data lists this breach as unverified.
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 64 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, 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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- MPGH (2015-10-22, 3,122,898 accounts)
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- Go Games (2015-10-24, 3,430,083 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your NetEase 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 January 11, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.