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June 1, 2020 Verified Digital Media / News

Mashable Data Breach

The Mashable data breach is a verified account and profile data incident that affected 1,414,677 unique email addresses on the digital media and news platform, occurring in mid-2020 and publicly…

1.4 Million
Reported Records
8
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

8
Auth tokens
Email addresses
Genders
Geographic locations
IP addresses
Names
Partial dates of birth
Social media profiles

Additional Information

Added DateNovember 10, 2020
Breach DateJune 1, 2020
Domainmashable.com
SourceDigital media breach
Last Content UpdateJuly 18, 2026

Verification and editorial method

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Company Information

Company NameMashable
SectorDigital Media / News
CountryUnited States
Websitemashable.com

Risk Level

Critical

The reported impact exceeds 1 million and falls within the critical severity band.

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