mail.ru Dump

In 2014, a massive data breach occurred involving the Russian email provider Mail.ru. The leak compromised the personal information of 4,664,479 users and was considered one of the largest data breaches at the time.

The leaked data included email addresses, encrypted passwords, birth dates, genders, and IP addresses. The breach was discovered by security researchers who analyzed a sample of the leaked data and found that it originated from Mail.rus servers.

The company initially denied the breach, but later confirmed that it had occurred and stated that the data had been stolen by hackers. The breach raised concerns about the security of online accounts and the potential for identity theft and other forms of fraud.