Patreon Data Breach

What happened?

In October 2015, the crowdfunding site Patreon was hacked and over 16GB of data was released publicly. The dump included almost 14GB of database records with more than 2.3M unique email addresses, millions of personal messages and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is October 1, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on October 2, 2015 and last updated there on August 10, 2021.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Passwords
• Payment histories
• Physical addresses
• Private messages
• 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 Patreon or used patreon.com around October 1, 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.