Neopets Data Breach

What happened?

In May 2016, a set of breached data originating from the virtual pet website "Neopets" was found being traded online . Allegedly hacked "several years earlier", the data contains sensitive personal information including birthdates, genders and names as well as almost 27 million unique email addresses. Passwords were stored in plain text and IP addresses were also present in the breach.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 5, 2013. The record was added to the catalogue on July 7, 2016 and last updated there on July 7, 2016.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Geographic locations
• IP addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Usernames

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Neopets or used neopets.com around May 5, 2013. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.