What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 227,490
- Breached
- December 1, 2015
- Last Update
- April 13, 2016
Were you caught in this breach?
Search your email, phone number or username against every record CheckLeaked indexes.
What happened
In December 2015, the forum for discussing naked celebrity photos known as "The Fappening" (named after the iCloud leaks of 2014) was compromised and 179k accounts were leaked. Exposed member data included usernames, email addresses and salted 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.
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the TheFappening breach?
The TheFappening breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the TheFappening breach happen?
The TheFappening breach was disclosed on December 1, 2015 and affected 179,030 records.
Am I affected by the TheFappening breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the TheFappening leak.