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Taringa Data Breach

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What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.

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accounts
56,567,098
Breached
August 1, 2017
Last Update
April 19, 2018

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What happened

In September 2017, news broke that Taringa had suffered a data breach exposing 28 million records. Known as "The Latin American Reddit", Taringa's breach disclosure notice indicated the incident dated back to August that year. The exposed data included usernames, email addresses and weak MD5 hashes of passwords.

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.

HIBP27,971,100
DEHASHED27,971,100
LEAKCHECK56,567,098
VIGILANTE28,227,693

Sources & Link Methods

  • LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
  • Dehashed— linked via domain matching
  • HIBP

FAQ

What was leaked in the Taringa breach?

The Taringa breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.

When did the Taringa breach happen?

The Taringa breach was disclosed on August 1, 2017 and affected 56,567,098 records.

Am I affected by the Taringa breach?

Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Taringa leak.

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