Critical Severity
XKCD Data Breach
The popular webcomic site XKCD suffered a data breach in 2019, that exposed the personal information of its forum users. The breach occurred due to a vulnerability in the forum software that was exploited by hackers. As a result, user data, including usernames, email addresses, hashed passwords, and IP addresses, was compromised.
January 1, 2019 562,026 accounts affected
What was exposed
Email addressesUsernamesPasswordsIP addresses
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