What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 24,853,850
- Breached
- May 19, 2015
- Last Update
- April 28, 2018
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In April 2018, news broke of a massive data breach impacting the Vietnamese company known as VNG after data was discovered being traded on a popular hacking forum where it was extensively redistributed. The breach dated back to an incident in May of 2015 and included of over 163 million customers. The data in the breach contained a wide range of personal attributes including usernames, birth dates, genders and home addresses along with unsalted MD5 hashes and 25 million unique email addresses. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com.
Compromised Info
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- IP addresses
- Marital statuses
- Names
- Occupations
- Passwords
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
- 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
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the VNG breach?
The VNG breach exposed: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Marital statuses, Names, Occupations, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, and Usernames.
When did the VNG breach happen?
The VNG breach was disclosed on May 19, 2015 and affected 24,853,850 records.
Am I affected by the VNG breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the VNG leak.