What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 18,621,124
- Breached
- May 8, 2014
- Last Update
- October 6, 2017
Were you caught in this breach?
Search your email, phone number or username against every record CheckLeaked indexes.
What happened
In May 2014, the link management company Bitly announced they'd suffered a data breach. The breach contained over 9.3 million unique email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords, most using SHA1 with a small number using bcrypt.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames
Attestation
Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- Dehashed— linked via domain matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the Bitly breach?
The Bitly breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the Bitly breach happen?
The Bitly breach was disclosed on May 8, 2014 and affected 9,313,136 records.
Am I affected by the Bitly breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Bitly leak.