Zynga data breach
Risk level: High 55/100What happened
In September 2019, game developer Zynga (the creator of Words with Friends) suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 173M unique email addresses alongside usernames and passwords stored as salted SHA-1 hashes.
Compromised data
- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Phone numbers
- Usernames
Breach attributes
- Verified
Recommended steps if you were in the Zynga breach:
Security remediation checklist
Work through these steps, most urgent first: