Breachesby GlyphEarth 2
Disclosed Nov 7, 2024420,961 accountsUnverified
In October 2024, 421k unique email addresses from the virtual earth game Earth 2 were derived from embedded Gravatar images. Appearing alongside player usernames, the root cause was related to how Gravatar presents links to avatars as MD5 hashes within consuming services, a feature Earth 2 advised has now been disabled on their platform. This incident did not expose any further personal information, passwords or financial data.
What is known
| People affected | 420,961 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Happened | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails |
| 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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History of this record
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.