What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 66,521
- Breached
- February 26, 2021
- Last Update
- March 3, 2021
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What happened
In February 2021, the alt-tech social network service Gab suffered a data breach. The incident exposed almost 70GB of data including 4M user accounts, a small number of private chat logs and a list of public groups and public posts made to the service. Only a small number of accounts included email addresses and / or passwords stored as bcrypt hashes with a total of 66.5k unique email addresses being exposed across the corpus of data.
Compromised Info
- Avatars
- Email addresses
- Names
- Passwords
- Private messages
- 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 Gab breach?
The Gab breach exposed: Avatars, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Private messages, and Usernames.
When did the Gab breach happen?
The Gab breach was disclosed on February 26, 2021 and affected 66,521 records.
Am I affected by the Gab breach?
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