Ancestry
Disclosed Dec 24, 20178 years ago297,806 accountsUnverified
In November 2015, an Ancestry service known as RootsWeb suffered a data breach . The breach was not discovered until late 2017 when a file containing almost 300k email addresses and plain text passwords was identified.
What is known
| People affected | 297,806 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 24, 2017 |
| Happened | Nov 7, 2015 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails, Passwords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Ancestryhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Dec 24, 2017 | 297,806 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.