Was I in the The Real World breach?
The Real World is an online course platform. Its breach happened in November 2024 and exposed 324,382 accounts. It included chat logs, email addresses and usernames. If you had an account there by November 2024, check your address below to see whether it is one of them.
Breach record last updated . Steps read from the government pages at the foot of this page.
What happened?
The platform, formerly called Hustler's University, was breached in November 2024. Hundreds of thousands of users were affected. Only chat logs, usernames and email addresses were exposed.
- Organisation
- The Real World, an online course platform (therealworld.net)
- When it happened
- November 2024
- Added to monitored breach databases
- 22 November 2024
- Accounts in the data
- 324,382
- What was exposed
- chat logs, email addresses and usernames
The breach record cites a public report on dailydot.com.
What was exposed, and what does it mean for me?
- Messages you wrotechat logs
Private messages can hold personal details, and their exposure can be used to pressure or embarrass you.
- Your email addressemail addresses
Expect messages that look like they come from this service or another one you use, written to get you to click a link or sign in on a fake page.
- Other detailsusernames
On their own these carry less risk, but they make a scam message sound more personal.
What should I do now?
In this order, for what this breach exposed.
1. Assume your messages can be read
- Think about what you wrote on The Real World and who it names. Warn anyone whose details you shared.
- If someone threatens to publish what you wrote unless you pay, do not pay. Keep the messages and report it to your local police.
2. Expect phishing
- Be wary of messages that urge you to act fast, ask for personal details, or link to an address that is slightly off.
- If a message might be genuine, do not use its links or phone numbers. Go to the site by typing its address yourself.
Is my address in it?
Enter your email address. We check that one address against monitored breach databases and show which breaches list it and what each exposed.
No account needed. We keep the address you check, when, and how many breach records it was found in, to prevent abuse, until you ask us to delete it. Privacy
Where does this come from?
- The breach record in monitored breach databases: dates, account count and what was exposed. What happened is in our own words.Read 14 October 2026
- CISA: Recognize and report phishingRead 14 October 2026
- Get Cyber Safe (Government of Canada): Fact sheet on phishingRead 14 October 2026