Gawker

25 Jul 2022 N/A 25-Jul-2022 Database

453,596 Records Affected

Database Source Structure

Twitter Breach Location

High-risk data exposed (passwords and/or SSN). Immediate credential reset and monitoring are recommended.

Breach Details

Domain N/A

Leaked Data Types Hash Type, Email Address, Username, Passwords

Password Types bcrypt & no passwords

Description

In December 2010, Gawker was attacked by the hacker collective Gnosis in retaliation for what was reported to be a feud between Gawker and 4Chan. Information about Gawkers 1.3M users was published along with the data from Gawker's other web presences including Gizmodo and Lifehacker. Due to the prevalence of password reuse, many victims of the breach then had their Twitter accounts compromised to send Acai berry spam.

Leaked Data Types

Hash · Type · Email · Address · Username · Passwords

Breach Rank

#91

Ranked by number of affected users

Impact Score

Impact Score: 18.14

Based on data sensitivity, breach size, and recency

Estimated Financial Impact

$3.3M

This is an estimate based on potential fraud, phishing, and data misuse. Not all users will be affected.

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