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QIP data breach (2011)

In mid-2011, the Russian instant messaging service known as QIP (Quiet Internet Pager) suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of over 26 million unique accounts including email addresses and passwords with the data eventually appearing in public years later.

Victim
QIP
records
26.2M
SectorOther
CountryRussia

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 2011-06-01, QIP was affected by a data breach. Approximately 26,183,992 accounts were exposed. In mid-2011, the Russian instant messaging service known as QIP (Quiet Internet Pager) suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of over 26 million unique accounts including email addresses and passwords with the data eventually appearing in public years later.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#QIP
  2. qip.ruhttps://qip.ru

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