What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 5,176,463
- Breached
- February 16, 2014
- Last Update
- October 6, 2017
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In February 2014, the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced they'd suffered a data breach. The breach contained almost 5.2 million unique email addresses, usernames and salted SHA1 hashes of passwords.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- Passwords
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 Kickstarter breach?
The Kickstarter breach exposed: Email addresses and Passwords.
When did the Kickstarter breach happen?
The Kickstarter breach was disclosed on February 16, 2014 and affected 5,176,463 records.
Am I affected by the Kickstarter breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Kickstarter leak.