Earth 2
Disclosed Nov 7, 20241 year ago420,961 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 |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Earth 2haveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Nov 7, 2024 | 420,961 |
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.