Roblox data breach leaked nearly 4,000 developer profiles

thousands of sensitive identifying information roblox Creators is exposed after a data breach affected conference attendees roblox The developers, who reportedly remained undisclosed by the company for at least two years. as reported pc gamerThe leak includes personal information from those who attended roblox Developer conferences between 2017-2020, including names, usernames, dates of birth, physical addresses, email addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers, and even T-shirt sizes.

,roblox Is aware of a third party security issue where there were indications of unauthorized access to limited personal information of a subset of our creator community. roblox spokesman for pc gamer, “We have appointed independent experts to support the investigation, led by our information security team. Those affected will receive an email explaining what steps we are taking to help them. We will continue to be vigilant in monitoring and investigating the cyber security situation roblox and our third party vendors.”

Troy Hunt, creator of the website Have I Been Pwned, called attention to the leak July 18 When “several people” informed him that private data had been published online. according to a Hunt’s FormulaInitial data breach dates to 2021, but doesn’t spread beyond “niche fraud communities” roblox.The source also claims that an unknown number of “high-profile users” affected by the leak have started receiving malicious calls, texts and emails. as noted PC GamesR Leaked identity data opens individuals up to all kinds of scams and harassment, including identity theft.

Am I being held hostage? reports that the original violation must have occurred even earlier, on December 18, 2020, and that 3,943 roblox Accounts have been compromised. roblox It didn’t publicly disclose the breach until this week. ,roblox The company has now contacted all affected people,” the company said in a statement sent to Hunt. “The minimally affected users simply received a sorry email. They got one year of identity protection for the more severely affected users and amnesty for everyone else.

we have reached roblox To clarify when the initial breach occurred, and whether the company previously notified individual account holders affected by the leak. We’ll update this story if we hear back.

Given the sensitive nature of leaked data, the effects can be especially nefarious when you consider children. at age 13 allowed to join robloxDeveloper Program of. The gaming platform isn’t specifically designed for kids, but it’s Is Very popular among minors. according to the company Q1 Earnings Report For 2023, 43 percent of the platform’s 66.1 million daily active users are under the age of 13.