Netlog data breach
The Netlog breach happened on November 1, 2012 and exposed 49,038,354 accounts. 2 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- netlog.com
- Breach date
- November 1, 2012
- Recorded on
- July 15, 2019
- Accounts exposed
- 49,038,354
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Passwords
- Risk score
- 64 out of 100
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.
Breaches from the same period
- BookCrossing (2012-11-05, 1,582,323 accounts)
- Heroes of Newerth (2012-12-17, 8,089,103 accounts)
- JD (2013-01-01, 77,449,341 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Netlog 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 July 25, 2023. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.