Pluto TV Data Breach

What happened?

In October 2018, the internet television service Pluto TV suffered a data breach which was then shared extensively in hacking communities. Pluto TV "decided not to proactively inform users of the breach" which contained 3.2M unique email and IP addresses, names, usernames, genders, dates of birth and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com .

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is October 12, 2018. The record was added to the catalogue on December 5, 2020 and last updated there on December 5, 2020.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Device information
• Email addresses
• Genders
• IP addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Social media profiles
• 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 Pluto TV or used pluto.tv around October 12, 2018. 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.