What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 19,641,818
- Breached
- January 1, 2016
- Last Update
- April 25, 2016
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In January 2016, the Minecraft community known as Lifeboat was hacked and more than 7 million accounts leaked. Lifeboat knew of the incident for three months before the breach was made public but elected not to advise customers. The leaked data included usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as straight MD5 hashes.
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 Lifeboat breach?
The Lifeboat breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the Lifeboat breach happen?
The Lifeboat breach was disclosed on January 1, 2016 and affected 7,089,395 records.
Am I affected by the Lifeboat breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Lifeboat leak.