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gPotato data breach (2007)

In July 2007, the multiplayer game portal known as gPotato (link to archive of the site at that time) suffered a data breach and over 2 million user accounts were exposed. The site later merged into the Webzen portal where the original accounts still exist today.

Victim
gPotato
records
2.1M
SectorRetail

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 2007-07-12, gPotato was affected by a data breach. Approximately 2,136,520 accounts were exposed. In July 2007, the multiplayer game portal known as gPotato (link to archive of the site at that time) suffered a data breach and over 2 million user accounts were exposed. The site later merged into the Webzen portal where the original accounts still exist today.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#gPotato
  2. gpotato.comhttps://gpotato.com

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