Blizzard Entertainment
Disclosed Aug 10, 201214 years agoConfirmed
Intrusion at Blizzard exposes Battle.net emails and password data
Blizzard found unauthorized access to its internal network and said a list of email addresses of global Battle.net users outside China was taken, along with some account security data for North American players. It found no evidence card or billing data was accessed.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, Other |
| Sector | Gaming · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Blizzard security updateweb.archive.org · The organization | The organization |
| Blizzard Battle.net Security Breached, Passwords Accessed - Dark Readingweb.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 10, 2012 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.