What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 380,830
- Breached
- January 31, 2017
- Last Update
- February 5, 2017
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What happened
In January 2017, the free hidden service host Freedom Hosting II suffered a data breach. The attack allegedly took down 20% of dark web sites running behind Tor hidden services with the attacker claiming that of the 10,613 impacted sites, more than 50% of the content was child pornography. The hack led to the exposure of MySQL databases for the sites which included a vast amount of information on the hidden services Freedom Hosting II was managing. The impacted data classes far exceeds those listed for the breach and differ between the thousands of impacted sites.
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
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the FreedomHostingII breach?
The FreedomHostingII breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the FreedomHostingII breach happen?
The FreedomHostingII breach was disclosed on January 31, 2017 and affected 380,830 records.
Am I affected by the FreedomHostingII breach?
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