XKCD Data Breach (2019)
XKCD
mediumXposedOrNot
Disclosed
July 1, 2019
2461 days ago
Records
562.0K
Confirmed
Root Cause
Hacking
Industry
Media
Description
The popular webcomic site XKCD suffered a data breach in 2019, that exposed the personal information of its forum users. The breach occurred due to a vulnerability in the forum software that was exploited by hackers. As a result, user data, including usernames, email addresses, hashed passwords, and IP addresses, was compromised.
Exposed Data Types
Exposed Data
PasswordsIP AddressesUsernamesEmail addresses