Nival Data Breach

What happened?

In February 2016, the Russian gaming company Nival was the target of an attack which was consequently detailed on Reddit . Allegedly protesting "the foreign policy of Russia in regards to Ukraine", Nival was one of several Russian sites in the breach and impacted over 1.5M accounts including sensitive personal information.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is February 29, 2016. The record was added to the catalogue on March 3, 2016 and last updated there on March 3, 2016.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Avatars
• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Names
• Spoken languages
• Usernames
• Website activity

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 Nival or used nival.com around February 29, 2016. 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.