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Ancestry data breach (2015)

In November 2015, an Ancestry service known as RootsWeb suffered a data breach. The breach was not discovered until late 2017 when a file containing almost 300k email addresses and plain text passwords was identified.

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Ancestry
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297.8K
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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2015-11-07, Ancestry was affected by a data breach. Approximately 297,806 accounts were exposed. In November 2015, an Ancestry service known as RootsWeb suffered a data breach. The breach was not discovered until late 2017 when a file containing almost 300k email addresses and plain text passwords was identified.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Ancestry
  2. ancestry.comhttps://ancestry.com

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