Data breaches by year
Which data breaches happened in 2012?
These are the public data breaches that happened in 2012 and reached monitored breach databases, newest first, with what each exposed. Open one to see what it means for you and the steps to take.
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Which breaches are on this list?
| Breach | Happened | Accounts | Exposed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes of Newerth | December 2012 | 8,089,103 | passwords, email addresses and usernames |
| BookCrossing | November 2012 | 1,582,323 | passwords, dates of birth, email addresses, general locations and IP addresses (where you connected from) |
| Netlog | November 2012 | 49,038,354 | passwords and email addresses |
| Lookbook | August 2012 | 1,074,948 | passwords, dates of birth, email addresses, IP addresses (where you connected from) and names |
| The Botting Network | August 2012 | 96,320 | passwords, dates of birth, email addresses and usernames |
| Yahoo | July 2012 | 453,427 | passwords and email addresses |
| War Inc. | July 2012 | 1,020,136 | passwords, email addresses, usernames and website activity |
| Dropbox | July 2012 | 68,648,009 | passwords and email addresses |
| Disqus | July 2012 | 17,551,044 | passwords, email addresses and usernames |
| League of Legends | June 2012 | 339,487 | passwords, email addresses and usernames |
| WHMCS | May 2012 | 134,047 | passwords, part of payment card numbers, payment histories, home addresses and email messages |
| May 2012 | 164,611,595 | passwords and email addresses | |
| Last.fm | March 2012 | 37,217,682 | passwords, email addresses, usernames and website activity |
| JobStreet | March 2012 | 3,883,455 | passwords, government ID numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and phone numbers |
| Gamigo | March 2012 | 8,243,604 | passwords and email addresses |
| VK | January 2012 | 93,338,602 | passwords, phone numbers, email addresses and names |
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