HoundDawgs
Disclosed Jan 3, 20188 years ago45,701 accountsUnverified
In December 2017, the Danish torrent tracker known as HoundDawgs suffered a data breach . More than 55GB of data was dumped publicly and whilst there was initially contention as to the severity of the incident , the data did indeed contain more than 45k unique email addresses complete extensive logs of torrenting activity, IP addresses and SHA1 passwords.
What is known
| People affected | 45,701 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Happened | Dec 30, 2017 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails, IP addresses, Passwords |
| 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: HoundDawgshaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Jan 3, 2018 | 45,701 |
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.