Breachesby GlyphBaby Names
Disclosed Oct 24, 2018846,742 accountsUnverified
In approximately 2008, the site to help parents name their children known as Baby Names suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 846k email addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. When contacted in October 2018, Baby Names advised that "the breach happened at least ten years ago" and that members were notified at the time.
What is known
| People affected | 846,742 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Happened | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | EmailsPasswords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
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First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.