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Breach occurred 2018-07-05Verified500px.com
What happened
In mid-2018, the online photography community 500px suffered a data breach. The incident exposed almost 15 million unique email addresses alongside names, usernames, genders, dates of birth and either an MD5 or bcrypt password hash. In 2019, the data appeared listed for sale on a dark web marketplace (along with several other large breaches) and subsequently began circulating more broadly.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The 500px data breach occurred on July 5, 2018. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on March 25, 2019.
14,867,999 accounts were affected by the 500px data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The 500px breach exposed the following data types: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Usernames.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the 500px breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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