Lord of the Rings Online Data Breach
The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) data breach affected approximately 1,141,278 user records on August 1, 2013. The recorded fields are dates of birth, email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, usernames, and website activity.
Exposed Data Types
6- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames
- Website activity
About This Breach
Using one password for game, forum, and email accounts increases the risk of account takeover. Birth dates, usernames, and website activity can be combined with older profiles to create targeted messages, while IP data adds a privacy concern.
A match in the LOTRO record means that the queried email address or username corresponds to a listed field; it does not prove a new account compromise today. Keep game and forum passwords separate, close old sessions, review recovery options, and enable multi-factor authentication where available.
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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