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February 21, 2016 Verified Technology

Linux Mint Data Breach

The Linux Mint data breach refers to the size of account data affected by the security incident that impacted the project's website and forum environment in February 2016.

145 Thousand
Reported Records
8
Data Types
High
Severity
Yes
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Exposed Data Types

8
Avatars
Dates of birth
Email addresses
Geographic locations
IP addresses
Passwords
Time zones
Website activity

Additional Information

Added DateFebruary 22, 2016
Breach DateFebruary 21, 2016
Domainlinuxmint.com
SourceWebsite hack
Last Content UpdateJuly 18, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameLinux Mint
SectorTechnology
CountryUnknown
Websitelinuxmint.com

Risk Level

High

The reported impact exceeds 100 thousand and falls within the high severity band.

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