Patreon data breach
The Patreon breach happened on October 1, 2015 and exposed 2,330,382 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- patreon.com
- Breach date
- October 1, 2015
- Recorded on
- October 2, 2015
- Accounts exposed
- 2,330,382
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Passwords, Payment histories, Physical addresses, Private messages, Website activity
- Risk score
- 83 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 83 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Private messages, Payment histories.
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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- PSP ISO (2015-09-25, 1,274,070 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Patreon 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 August 10, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.