Aptoide 2020 Data Breach
The 2020 Aptoide data breach is a credential incident associated with unauthorized access to the Aptoide user database from April 13 through April 19, 2020; the organization identified the event on April 17.
Exposed Data Types
5- Browser user-agent details
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Names
- Hashed passwords
About This Breach
It is not a breach of the Android operating system, Google Play, or user devices.
The external source reports 20,012,235 unique accounts and local search contains 19,996,983 records, a difference of 15,252. The five classes are browser user-agent details, emails, IPs, names, and unsalted SHA-1 password hashes.
Addresses, phones, payments, and device content are not classes. A record does not establish identity, an Aptoide, Android, or Google account or device, app installation or usage, IP or location, password ownership or currentness, field co-occurrence, account takeover, or misuse.
Unsalted SHA-1 is not plaintext but is weak by current standards. If the old password genuinely belonged to the person and was reused elsewhere, it should be replaced; fake APK, update, or security links should be verified through an official channel.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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