PPCGeeks data breach
The PPCGeeks breach happened on August 19, 2016 and exposed 492,518 accounts. 5 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- ppcgeeks.com
- Breach date
- August 19, 2016
- Recorded on
- July 18, 2022
- Accounts exposed
- 492,518
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 71 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 71 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Dates of birth, 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
- GeekedIn (2016-08-15, 1,073,164 accounts)
- Unreal Engine (2016-08-11, 530,147 accounts)
- Epic Games (2016-08-11, 251,661 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your PPCGeeks 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 18, 2022. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.