Data breaches in 2020

The public breach catalog records 97 breaches dated 2020, exposing about 1.3B accounts. 71 of them (73%) included passwords. The data type exposed most often was email addresses, found in 97 breaches.

2019 had 83 recorded breaches exposing about 3.6B accounts.

Largest breaches

  • Wattpad: 2020-06-29, 269M accounts, Bios, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses
  • Cit0day: 2020-11-04, 227M accounts, Email addresses, Passwords
  • Gravatar: 2020-10-03, 114M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Usernames
  • Nitro: 2020-09-28, 77M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords
  • Tokopedia: 2020-04-17, 71M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords
  • Lead Hunter: 2020-03-04, 69M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Not Acxiom: 2020-06-21, 52M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Straffic: 2020-02-14, 49M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Mathway: 2020-01-13, 26M accounts, Device information, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Social media profiles
  • bigbasket: 2020-10-14, 25M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers

What was exposed most often

Every breach dated 2020

  • Wattpad: 2020-06-29, 269M accounts, Bios, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses
  • Cit0day: 2020-11-04, 227M accounts, Email addresses, Passwords
  • Gravatar: 2020-10-03, 114M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Usernames
  • Nitro: 2020-09-28, 77M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords
  • Tokopedia: 2020-04-17, 71M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords
  • Lead Hunter: 2020-03-04, 69M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Not Acxiom: 2020-06-21, 52M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Straffic: 2020-02-14, 49M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Mathway: 2020-01-13, 26M accounts, Device information, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Social media profiles
  • bigbasket: 2020-10-14, 25M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Zoosk (2020): 2020-01-12, 24M accounts, Dates of birth, Drinking habits, Education levels, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Family structure
  • Hopamedia: 2020-08-30, 24M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Telecommunications carrier
  • Covve: 2020-02-20, 23M accounts, Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Social media profiles
  • ShopBack: 2020-09-17, 21M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Aptoide: 2020-04-13, 20M accounts, Browser user agent details, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords
  • Promo: 2020-06-22, 15M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords
  • Acuity: 2020-06-18, 14M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers
  • Wishbone (2020): 2020-01-27, 9.7M accounts, Auth tokens, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses
  • Jefit: 2020-08-11, 9.1M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • Zacks: 2020-05-10, 8.9M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Usernames
  • Home Chef: 2020-02-10, 8.8M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passwords
  • 123RF: 2020-03-22, 8.7M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Teespring: 2020-04-01, 8.2M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Social media profiles
  • Animal Jam: 2020-10-12, 7.1M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords
  • RedDoorz: 2020-09-04, 5.9M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Occupations, Passwords
  • Appen: 2020-06-22, 5.9M accounts, Email addresses, Employers, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Scentbird: 2020-06-22, 5.8M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Password strengths, Passwords
  • Vakinha: 2020-06-22, 4.8M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Minted: 2020-05-06, 4.4M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Swvl: 2020-06-23, 4.2M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passwords, Phone numbers, Profile photos
  • Wongnai: 2020-10-28, 3.9M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Passwords
  • DriveSure: 2020-12-19, 3.7M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Vehicle details
  • MobiFriends: 2020-01-06, 3.5M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Passwords, Usernames
  • Dunzo: 2020-06-19, 3.5M accounts, Device information, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers
  • LiveAuctioneers: 2020-06-19, 3.4M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • Dave: 2020-06-28, 3.0M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
  • WiziShop: 2020-07-14, 2.9M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Bonobos: 2020-08-14, 2.8M accounts, Email addresses, Historical passwords, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passwords
  • MMG Fusion: 2020-12-20, 2.7M accounts, Appointments, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Marital statuses, Names
  • Chatbooks: 2020-03-26, 2.5M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Social media profiles
  • Drizly: 2020-07-02, 2.5M accounts, Dates of birth, Device information, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords
  • Glofox: 2020-03-27, 2.3M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Pixlr: 2020-10-07, 1.9M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Social media profiles
  • StreamCraft: 2020-07-06, 1.8M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • James: 2020-03-25, 1.5M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Latitude and longitude pairs, Passwords
  • HTC Mania: 2020-01-04, 1.5M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Historical passwords, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • yotepresto.com: 2020-06-22, 1.4M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • Games Box: 2020-09-21, 1.4M accounts, Ages, Email addresses, Genders, Passwords, Usernames
  • NetGalley: 2020-12-21, 1.4M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • AnimeGame: 2020-02-27, 1.4M accounts, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • MeetMindful: 2020-01-26, 1.4M accounts, Dates of birth, Drinking habits, Drug habits, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations
  • Mashable: 2020-06-01, 1.4M accounts, Auth tokens, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names
  • Stalker Online: 2020-05-05, 1.4M accounts, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
  • Havenly: 2020-06-25, 1.4M accounts, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • OrderSnapp: 2020-06-29, 1.3M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • GeniusU: 2020-10-02, 1.3M accounts, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Social media profiles
  • 집꾸미기: 2020-03-27, 1.3M accounts, Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Usernames
  • Experian (South Africa): 2020-08-19, 1.3M accounts, Email addresses, Employers, Government issued IDs, Names, Occupations, Phone numbers
  • Bhinneka: 2020-01-27, 1.3M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
  • Eskimi: 2020-09-25, 1.2M accounts, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Passwords, Usernames

Frequently asked questions

How many data breaches were there in 2020?

The public breach catalog records 97 breaches dated 2020, exposing about 1.3B accounts. The number keeps rising for recent years because breaches are often disclosed long after they happen.

What was the biggest data breach of 2020?

Wattpad, with about 269M accounts, is the largest breach dated 2020 in this directory.

Were passwords leaked in 2020 breaches?

71 of the 97 breaches dated 2020 (73%) included passwords. If you had an account with any of them, change that password and anywhere you reused it.

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