What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 2,705,684
- Breached
- August 7, 2015
- Last Update
- February 2, 2021
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In August 2015, the storytelling service StoryBird suffered a data breach exposing 4 million records with 1 million unique email addresses. Impacted data also included names, usernames and passwords stored as PBKDF2 hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- Names
- 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
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the StoryBird breach?
The StoryBird breach exposed: Email addresses, Names, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the StoryBird breach happen?
The StoryBird breach was disclosed on August 7, 2015 and affected 2,705,684 records.
Am I affected by the StoryBird breach?
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