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June 29, 2020 Verified Online Publishing / Social Reading

Wattpad Data Breach

The Wattpad data breach is a widespread security incident affecting 268,765,495 accounts using the online story and social reading platform.

268.8 Million
Reported Records
11
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

11
Bios
Dates of birth
Email addresses
Genders
Geographic locations
IP addresses
Names
Passwords
Social media profiles
User website URLs
Usernames

Additional Information

Added DateJuly 19, 2020
Breach DateJune 29, 2020
Domainwattpad.com
SourceVerified breach record
Last Content UpdateJuly 19, 2026

Verification and editorial method

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Company Information

Company NameWattpad
SectorOnline Publishing / Social Reading
CountryCanada
Websitewattpad.com

Risk Level

Critical

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

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