For more seriously affected users, they got a year of identity protection and an apology for everyone else,” Roblox’s response to Hunt read.
“Minimally affected users just got a sorry email. When he informed the company, Roblox said they had contacted all affected individuals. The exposed data included sensitive details such as names, usernames, phone numbers, email IDs, IP addresses, home addresses, date of birth, and T-shirt sizes. Hunt explained that the breach originally occurred on 18th December 2020, and around 3,943 accounts were compromised. However, Hunt stated that the breach’s impact didn’t go beyond Roblox’s niche cheating communities. According to Hunt’s tweet, several people informed him about their private details available online. The website Have I Been Pwned’s creator Troy Hunt brought the data exposure to public attention on 18th July.
The breach mainly impacted attendees of past conferences held between 2017-2020 for Roblox developers, who now risk harassment and online scams like identity theft. In total, 3,943 Roblox developer accounts were compromised but what’s more concerning is that, apart from adults, children aged 13 and above are also allowed to join the Roblox Developer program.īack in 2021, Roblox suffered a data breach, but the company reportedly hid this information for at least two years.
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