[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3jebd4gvhh0lb":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":13,"sourceUrl":14,"sourceUrls":15,"pwnCount":16,"affectedCount":16,"affectedCountStatus":17,"affectedCountLowerBound":18,"affectedCountUnit":19,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":20,"dataClasses":21,"description":27,"seoTitle":14,"seoTitleEn":28,"seoDescription":14,"seoDescriptionEn":29,"logoUrl":30,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":31,"isMalware":31,"company":32},"68e3266eda11adda488253bb","the-club-penguin-experience","The Club Penguin Experience Data Breach","thecpexperience.com","2024-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","2024-10-26T05:21:55.000Z","2026-07-29T11:40:53.262Z","Third party breach","",[],6342,"known",null,"unknown","Low",[22,23,24,25,26],"Age groups","Email addresses","Password hints","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>The Club Penguin Experience data breach is a security incident recorded in October 2024 that affected approximately 6,300 accounts. In the incident related to the Club Penguin-themed fan game and virtual world service, account areas belonging to subscribers were exposed. This content has been prepared to help users clearly understand which data fields are at risk and which security measures should be prioritized.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The presence of age group, password hint, and password fields in the same record has been considered sensitive, especially due to the potential young user base. Only verifiable data classes have been used in the text; unverified additional claims, different events, or similarly named services have not been combined under this record. Thus, the explanation remains both useful to the user and not misleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data listed in this incident are: age groups, email addresses, password hints, passwords, and usernames. Password hints can make passwords easier to guess, even if they have strong hash values. Linking multiple fields to the same user can make attackers' attempts at fake notifications, account recovery, social engineering, or identity correlation more convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It appears that passwords are stored with bcrypt hash values, and some records contain plaintext password hints. If there are fields such as password, password hint, private message, official identity, financial information, location, or profile photo, the risk is not limited to email spam alone. Even in records without passwords, phone number, address, IP, date of birth, or social profile information can be used in targeted attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The record covers approximately 6,300 subscriber accounts associated with the thecpexperience.com domain. The incident is in the verified record class. The scope was written by separately checking the number of accounts, domain, country, sector, and data classes. Data types not listed have not been shown to the user as if they exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sector has been corrected to fan gaming and virtual world, not retail. In some cases, the company response appears in different contexts such as a third-party service, forum account, mailing list, or user profile. These records have been separated individually, not duplicated, and the real service context of the event has been preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Users of The Club Penguin Experience, people who use the same username in other games, and accounts that have shared password hints are at risk. The main risk for these users is that leaked data can be matched with information used on other platforms. If the same email, username, phone number, IP, address, or password is repeated across different accounts, attackers can exploit these common identifiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The game context can be used in messages for fake membership renewal, character items, event invitations, or account verification. Different contexts such as forums, games, recipes, accommodation, energy, event tickets, newsletters, social media, and finance generate different risks. The user should consider not only the data fields but also which service these fields are associated with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Affected users should change their passwords and password hints, and if they use the same hints on other accounts, they should update those as well. If a password or password hint has been disclosed, users should change it on all accounts where they use the same or similar password, use a unique password, and enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. Email account security should also be checked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Users should check account recovery options, session history, forwarding rules, and suspicious notifications in records containing phone, address, location, date of birth, private message, social profile, or financial information. Individuals with corporate or publicly accessible profiles should also consider the risk of targeted messages and reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In games with young users, parental awareness, unique passwords, and the habit of not using password hints are important. In the long term, a password manager, unique passwords, multi-factor authentication, closing old accounts, and reducing unnecessary profile information are fundamental defense measures. Since permanent personal data cannot be changed, user behavior and account settings should be strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For institutions, these events show that backup file accesses, forum account permissions, newsletter subscription data, customer data retention periods, and notification processes need to be regularly audited. For users, not repeating the same identity information across different services and verifying unexpected messages through a second channel provides lasting protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If the user matches this record, they should check the password repetition for game accounts and email accounts. If a match is seen, the user should first read which data fields are listed, and then prioritize the steps accordingly. If there is a password, password change should be prioritized; if there is financial data, account monitoring; if there are private messages or a social profile, privacy checks; if there is location data, a physical security assessment should be prioritized.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Final assessment: This record is a sensitive game account incident because it contains age group, password hint, and password fields. The user should compare this record with their own account history; they should check separately the services where they use the same email, phone, username, address, or password. Suspicious search, email, message, or account recovery notification should be considered higher risk after the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>","The Club Penguin Experience Data Breach (6.3 Thousand Reported Records)","The Club Penguin Experience Data Breach. 6.3 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Age groups, Email addresses, Password hints. Review the…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fthecpexperience_com.webp",false,{"name":33,"sector":34,"country":35,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":36,"websiteStatus":37,"websiteCheckedAt":38},"The Club Penguin Experience","Fan Game \u002F Virtual World","Global","https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20250803030415\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.thecpexperience.com\u002F","archived","2026-07-29T11:30:22.391Z"]