Mozilla
Disclosed Aug 5, 201412 years ago76,000 affectedUnverified
Failed sanitisation left 76,000 developer emails on public server
A failing data sanitisation process left a database dump with email addresses of about 76,000 Mozilla Developer Network users and salted password hashes of about 4,000 on a publicly accessible server. Mozilla removed the file once it learned of it.
What is known
| People affected | 76,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Emails, Passwords |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla confirms leak of 76,000 developer email addresses - The Guardiantheguardian.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 5, 2014 | 76,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.