Breachesby GlyphShareThis
Disclosed Feb 28, 201940,960,499 accountsConfirmed
In July 2018, the social bookmarking and sharing service ShareThis suffered a data breach . The incident exposed 41 million unique email addresses alongside names and in some cases, dates of birth and password hashes. In 2019, the data appeared listed for sale on a dark web marketplace (along with several other large breaches) and subsequently began circulating more broadly. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com .
What is known
| People affected | 40,960,499 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Discovered | Feb 11, 2019 |
| Happened | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Dates of birthEmailsNamesPasswords |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
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First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.