What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 37,750,826
- Breached
- August 7, 2016
- Last Update
- May 28, 2020
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What happened
In August 2016, the mobile app to "compare anything" known as Wishbone suffered a data breach. The data contained 9.4 million records with 2.2 million unique email addresses and was allegedly a subset of the complete data set. The exposed data included genders, birthdates, email addresses and phone numbers for an audience predominantly composed of teenagers and young adults.
Compromised Info
- Auth tokens
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Names
- Phone numbers
- 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 Wishbone breach?
The Wishbone breach exposed: Auth tokens, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, and Usernames.
When did the Wishbone breach happen?
The Wishbone breach was disclosed on August 7, 2016 and affected 37,750,826 records.
Am I affected by the Wishbone breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Wishbone leak.