BookCrossing
Disclosed Jul 25, 20233 years ago1,582,323 accountsUnverified
In August 2022, the book social networking site BookCrossing disclosed a data breach that dated back to a database backup from November 2012 . The incident exposed almost 1.6M records including names, usernames, email and IP addresses, dates of birth and plain text passwords.
What is known
| People affected | 1,582,323 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Happened | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Dates of birth, Emails, Location, IP addresses, Names, 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: BookCrossinghaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Jul 25, 2023 | 1,582,323 |
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.