Nexus Mods data breach
The Nexus Mods breach happened on July 22, 2013 and exposed 5,915,013 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- nexusmods.com
- Breach date
- July 22, 2013
- Recorded on
- January 17, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 5,915,013
- 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.
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- Lord of the Rings Online (2013-08-01, 1,141,278 accounts)
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- Lounge Board (2013-08-01, 45,018 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Nexus Mods 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 March 12, 2016. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.