Gawker
Disclosed Dec 13, 201015 years ago1,247,574 affectedUnverified
Hackers dump Gawker user database and cracked passwords
Hackers breached Gawker Media and published its user database, cracking more than a quarter of a million passwords; Have I Been Pwned lists about 1.25 million affected accounts.
What is known
| People affected | 1,247,574 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 13, 2010 |
| Happened | Dec 11, 2010 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, Passwords |
| Sector | Media · US |
| 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: Gawkerhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
| Gawker falls victim to hackerstheguardian.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Dec 13, 2010 | 1,247,574 |
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Dec 4, 2013 | 1,247,574 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source_type: aggregator to press · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · source_url: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Gawker to https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/13/gawker-hackers-passwords-twitter-wikileaks · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · country: empty to US · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to media · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: hibp to organization · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2013-12-04 to 2010-12-13 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: In December 2010, Gawker was attacked by the hacker collective "Gnosis" in retaliation for what was reported to be a feud between Gawker and 4Chan. Information about Gawkers 1.3M users was published along with the data from Gawker's other w to Hackers breached Gawker Media and published its user database, cracking more than a quarter of a million passwords; Have I Been Pwned lists about 1.25 million affected accounts. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Hackers dump Gawker user database and cracked passwords · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.