uTorrent data breach
The uTorrent breach happened on January 14, 2016 and exposed 395,044 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- utorrent.com
- Breach date
- January 14, 2016
- Recorded on
- November 5, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 395,044
- 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.
Breaches from the same period
- Minecraft World Map (2016-01-15, 71,081 accounts)
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- EpicNPC (2016-01-02, 408,795 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your uTorrent 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 29, 2022. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.