Fanlore
Disclosed Aug 19, 20265 weeks ago144,520 accountsConfirmed
In August 2026, the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) identified unauthorised access to the Fanlore wiki it operates . The breach resulted in the exposure of 145k unique email addresses along with usernames and passwords stored as either MD5 or PBKDF2 hashes. OTW self-submitted the exposed data to HIBP.
What is known
| People affected | 144,520 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Happened | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails, Names, Passwords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Fanlorehaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
| Fanlore disclosuretransformativeworks.org · The organization | The organization |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Aug 19 | 144,520 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned), confirmed by Company page. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.