Heritage Foundation
Disclosed Jul 10, 20242 years ago72,004 accountsUnverified
In July 2024, hacktivists published almost 2GB of data taken from The Heritage Foundation and their media arm, The Daily Signal . The data contained 72k unique email addresses, primarily used for commenting on articles (along with names, IP addresses and the comments left) and by content contributors (along with usernames and passwords stored as either MD5 or phpass hashes).
What is known
| People affected | 72,004 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Happened | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, IP addresses, Names, Passwords |
| Sector | Nonprofit |
| 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: The Heritage Foundationhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Jul 10, 2024 | 72,004 |
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.