Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach
A data breach affecting Myspace93 has resulted in the exposure of plaintext passwords for over 46,000 users. The breach, which occurred in January 2021, was attributed to trusted members of a Discord channel who misused their access to steal sensitive information. The site's co-creator has since closed all social network-related services in response to the incident.
- ▪The breach exposed usernames, passwords, email addresses, and IP addresses of more than 46,000 Myspace93 users.
- ▪The co-creator of Myspace93 blamed trusted members of a Discord channel for the leakage of unencrypted credentials.
- ▪Affected users are advised to change their passwords and enable two-factor authentication on other sites.
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| Publication time | Thu, 21 May 2026 14:20:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Security Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach Leakage blamed on treacherous friends exposed unencrypted credentials, email addresses Connor Jones Connor Jones Cybersecurity reporter Published thu 21 May 2026 // 13:20 UTC Users of the Myspace93 parody web art site be warned: the dataset spilled after a reported breach in 2021 included the plaintext usernames and passwords of more than 46,000 registered users.
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