All Breaches
126 Alleged Data Exposure
In approximately 2012, Chinese webmail service 126.com (operated by NetEase) allegedly suffered a data breach impacting 6.4 million subscribers, containing email addresses and passwords.
6.4 Million
Reported Records
2
Data Types
Critical
Exposure Scope
Jul 29, 2026
Last updated
Exposed Data Types
2- Reported email addresses
- Reported passwords with unresolved representation
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While evidence indicates the data was authentic, the difficulty of obtaining authoritative vendor confirmation from Chinese platforms led security monitors to categorize the incident as unverified.
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