Shortedition
short-edition.com
About This Breach
The Short Édition Data Breach in June 2021 affected the French publishing house, exposing 505K records. The compromised data included email and physical addresses, names, usernames, phone numbers, dates of birth, genders, and passwords, which were secured with either salted SHA-1 or salted SHA-512 hashes.
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 Shortedition data breach happen?
Shortedition was breached in Jun 2021. The breach was added to the XposedOrNot index on October 12, 2024.
How many records were exposed in the Shortedition breach?
505,609 records were exposed, making it the #499 largest of the 763 breaches in our index.
What data was exposed in the Shortedition breach?
The exposed data includes: Email addresses, Passwords, Phone numbers, Usernames, Physical addresses, Dates of birth.
What should I do if I was affected by the Shortedition 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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