tumblr data breach
The tumblr breach happened on February 28, 2013 and exposed 65,469,298 accounts. 2 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- tumblr.com
- Breach date
- February 28, 2013
- Recorded on
- May 29, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 65,469,298
- 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
- Dungeons & Dragons Online (2013-04-02, 1,580,933 accounts)
- Heroes of Gaia (2013-01-04, 179,967 accounts)
- JD (2013-01-01, 77,449,341 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your tumblr 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 June 2, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.