Minecraft World Map Data Breach
What Happened
In approximately January 2016, the Minecraft World Map site designed for sharing maps created for the game was hacked and over 71k user accounts were exposed. The data included usernames, email and IP addresses along with salted and hashed passwords.
Compromised Data
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
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Affected Accounts:
71.1 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
January 2016
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Added to HIBP:
29 Aug 2016
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.
Try 1Password