Data breaches in 2012
19 data breaches happened in 2012, exposing 489,973,345 accounts in total. The most common exposed data were Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames.
| Service | Breach date | Accounts | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| VK | 2012-01-01 | 93,338,602 | 72 |
| Taobao * | 2012-01-01 | 21,149,008 | 64 |
| 126 * | 2012-01-01 | 6,414,191 | 64 |
| Gamigo | 2012-03-01 | 8,243,604 | 64 |
| JobStreet | 2012-03-07 | 3,883,455 | 91 |
| Last.fm | 2012-03-22 | 37,217,682 | 68 |
| 2012-05-05 | 164,611,595 | 64 | |
| WHMCS | 2012-05-21 | 134,047 | 89 |
| League of Legends | 2012-06-11 | 339,487 | 66 |
| Dropbox | 2012-07-01 | 68,648,009 | 64 |
| Disqus | 2012-07-01 | 17,551,044 | 66 |
| War Inc. | 2012-07-04 | 1,020,136 | 68 |
| Yahoo | 2012-07-11 | 453,427 | 64 |
| Xiaomi * | 2012-08-01 | 7,088,010 | 68 |
| The Botting Network | 2012-08-12 | 96,320 | 70 |
| Lookbook | 2012-08-24 | 1,074,948 | 75 |
| Netlog | 2012-11-01 | 49,038,354 | 64 |
| BookCrossing | 2012-11-05 | 1,582,323 | 75 |
| Heroes of Newerth | 2012-12-17 | 8,089,103 | 66 |
* = The original data marks this breach as unverified, possibly fabricated, or a spam list.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of October 9, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.