What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 45,530,532
- Breached
- November 1, 2015
- Last Update
- February 9, 2016
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In late 2015, the gaming website R2Games was hacked and more than 2.1M personal records disclosed. The vBulletin forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked. A further 11M accounts were added to "Have I Been Pwned" in March 2016 and another 9M in July 2016 bringing the total to over 22M.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- IP 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.
18,429,759 accounts HIBP reports beyond DEHASHED
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- Dehashed— linked via domain matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the R2Games breach?
The R2Games breach exposed: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the R2Games breach happen?
The R2Games breach was disclosed on November 1, 2015 and affected 45,530,532 records.
Am I affected by the R2Games breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the R2Games leak.