Breach date: 2024-11-15. Added to this index: 2024-11-22. Accounts affected: about 324K. Domain: therealworld.net.
What happened
In November 2024, the online course founded by Andrew Tate known as "The Real World" (previously "Hustler's University" suffered a data breach that exposed almost 325k users of the platform. The impacted data was limited to usernames, email addresses and chat logs.
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What was exposed
Chat logs: The text of conversations you had in an app or website chat, including direct messages, group chats and support chats, sometimes with attached files, images and voice notes.
Email addresses: The email address you used to register or log in. It is the most common field in breaches because it doubles as your username on most sites.
Usernames: The handle or login name you chose for an account, which may be public on forums, games and social platforms or used privately to sign in.
What to do now
Check whether your own address is in this dataset with the free email breach check.
Review the accounts connected to this service and turn on two-factor authentication.
Turn on two-factor authentication on your email account first, because it is the reset path for everything else.
Treat calls and messages that quote real details about you as hostile until you verify them another way.
Frequently asked questions
What data was leaked in the The Real World breach?
The The Real World breach exposed Chat logs, Email addresses, Usernames. About 324K accounts were affected.
Was I affected by the The Real World breach?
Run the free email breach check with the address you used on that service. It will tell you whether your address appears in this dataset.
What should I do about the The Real World breach?
Treat any message that quotes details from this breach as suspicious, turn on two-factor authentication, and consider removing your details from people-search sites if your address or phone was included.