LiveJournal
Disclosed May 26, 20206 years ago26,372,781 accountsUnverified
In mid-2019, news broke of an alleged LiveJournal data breach . This followed multiple reports of credential abuse against Dreamwidth beginning in 2018 , a fork of LiveJournal with a significant crossover in user base. The breach allegedly dates back to 2017 and contains 26M unique usernames and email addresses (both of which have been confirmed to exist on LiveJournal) alongside plain text passwords. An archive of the data was subsequently shared on a popular hacking forum in May 2020 and redistributed broadly.
What is known
| People affected | 26,372,781 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 26, 2020 |
| Happened | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, 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: LiveJournalhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | May 26, 2020 | 26,372,781 |
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.