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March 1, 2016 Unverified Publishing & Literary Media

Short Fiction Alleged Data Exposure

A user database comprising approximately 9,545 records attributed to the UK literary journal and short-story writers community Short Fiction (short-fiction.co.uk) surfaced in LeakedSource and breach directories dating to March 2016.

9.5 Thousand
Email Identifiers
3
Data Types
Low
Exposure Scope
Oct 10, 2026
Last updated

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Exposed Data Types

3
  • Email addresses
  • Usernames
  • Passwords

About This Record

The exposed data reportedly included usernames, email addresses, and password records.

No official incident disclosure or regulatory filing with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been confirmed by the publisher. The dataset stems from third-party breach compilations and is categorized as an unverified attribution.

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