Knuddels
Disclosed Apr 8, 20197 years ago808,330 accountsUnverified
In September 2018, the German social media website Knuddels suffered a data breach . The incident exposed 808k unique email addresses alongside usernames, real names, the city of the person and their password in plain text. Knuddels was subsequently fined €20k for the breach .
What is known
| People affected | 808,330 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Happened | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails, Location, Names, 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: Knuddelshaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Apr 8, 2019 | 808,330 |
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.