Snapchat data breach
The Snapchat breach happened on January 1, 2014 and exposed 4,609,615 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- snapchat.com
- Breach date
- January 1, 2014
- Recorded on
- January 2, 2014
- Accounts exposed
- 4,609,615
- Exposed data
- Geographic locations, Phone numbers, Usernames
- Risk score
- 23 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 23 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Geographic locations, 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.
Breaches from the same period
- HiAPK (2014-01-01, 13,873,674 accounts)
- ReverbNation (2014-01-01, 7,040,725 accounts)
- ThisHabbo Forum (2014-01-01, 612,414 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of February 3, 2025. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.