NetEase Data Breach

What happened?

In October 2015, the Chinese site known as NetEase (located at 163.com ) was reported as having suffered a data breach that impacted hundreds of millions of subscribers . Whilst there is evidence that the data itself is legitimate (multiple HIBP subscribers confirmed a password they use is in the data), due to the difficulty of emphatically verifying the Chinese breach it has been flagged as "unverified". The data in the breach contains email addresses and plain text passwords. Read more about Chinese data breaches in Have I Been Pwned.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is October 19, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on October 9, 2016 and last updated there on October 9, 2016.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Passwords

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 NetEase or used 163.com around October 19, 2015. 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.