Minefield
minefield.fr
About This Breach
Minefield, a French Minecraft server, faced a data breach in June 2015, resulting in the exposure of 188k member records. The data from the IP.Board forum included details such as email and IP addresses, birth dates, and passwords. These passwords were stored as salted hashes but used a weak implementation, which allowed many of them to be cracked quickly.
Data Exposed
Breach Details
| Breach Type | Data Breach |
| Searchable | Yes |
| Verified | Yes |
| Sensitive Data | No |
| Reference | No reference available |
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Minefield data breach happen?
Minefield was breached in Jun 2015. The breach was added to the XposedOrNot index on November 8, 2023.
How many records were exposed in the Minefield breach?
188,353 records were exposed, making it the #617 largest of the 763 breaches in our index.
What data was exposed in the Minefield breach?
The exposed data includes: Usernames, Email addresses, IP addresses, Dates of birth, Passwords.
What should I do if I was affected by the Minefield breach?
Change your password on the affected service (and anywhere you reused it), turn on two-factor authentication, and set up free breach alerts on XposedOrNot so you know the moment your email appears in a new breach.
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