Data breaches in 2010

The public breach catalog records 4 breaches dated 2010, exposing about 6.2M accounts. 2 of them (50%) included passwords. The data type exposed most often was email addresses, found in 4 breaches.

2009 had 2 recorded breaches exposing about 5.8M accounts.

Largest breaches

  • Neteller: 2010-05-17, 3.6M accounts, Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names
  • Gawker: 2010-12-11, 1.2M accounts, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • DivX SubTitles: 2010-01-01, 783K accounts, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • Paddy Power: 2010-10-25, 591K accounts, Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers

What was exposed most often

Every breach dated 2010

  • Neteller: 2010-05-17, 3.6M accounts, Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names
  • Gawker: 2010-12-11, 1.2M accounts, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • DivX SubTitles: 2010-01-01, 783K accounts, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • Paddy Power: 2010-10-25, 591K accounts, Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers

Frequently asked questions

How many data breaches were there in 2010?

The public breach catalog records 4 breaches dated 2010, exposing about 6.2M accounts. The number keeps rising for recent years because breaches are often disclosed long after they happen.

What was the biggest data breach of 2010?

Neteller, with about 3.6M accounts, is the largest breach dated 2010 in this directory.

Were passwords leaked in 2010 breaches?

2 of the 4 breaches dated 2010 (50%) included passwords. If you had an account with any of them, change that password and anywhere you reused it.

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