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Breach occurred 2018-07-28Verifiedlanwar.com
What happened
In July 2018, staff of the Lanwar gaming site discovered a data breach they believe dates back to sometime over the previous several months. The data contained 45k names, email addresses, usernames and plain text passwords. A Lanwar staff member self-submitted the breach to HIBP and has also contacted the relevant authorities about the incident after identifying a phishing attempt to extort Bitcoin from a user.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Lanwar data breach occurred on July 28, 2018. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on August 8, 2018.
45,120 accounts were affected by the Lanwar data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Lanwar breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Physical addresses, Usernames.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Lanwar breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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