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BabyNames Data Breach (2008)

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Disclosed

October 1, 2008

6386 days ago

Records

842.6K

Confirmed

Root Cause

Hacking

Industry

Unknown

Description

Babynames.com, a website that provides information and resources related to baby names, experienced a data breach in 2008.The breach reportedly exposed the personal information of around 800,000 users of the site, including email addresses, passwords, and other details. The passwords were reportedly stored in plain text, which means that they were easily accessible to anyone who gained access to the database.

Exposed Data Types

Exposed Data

PasswordsEmail addresses