What happened?
In September 2023, over 1M rows of data from the educational robots company Sphero was posted to a popular hacking forum . The data contained 832k unique email addresses alongside names, usernames, dates of birth and geographic locations.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is September 9, 2023. The record was added to the catalogue on October 20, 2023 and last updated there on October 20, 2023.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Geographic locations
- Names
- 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 Sphero or used sphero.com around September 9, 2023. 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?
Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.
Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.
Treat unexpected breach follow-ups with caution. Do not use links or phone numbers in a suspicious message; contact the organization directly.
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.
Sources and review information
- Have I Been Pwned breach catalogue record ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: What To Do After a Data Breach ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts ↗
Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.