000webhost
HIGH RISKData breach — March 2015
In approximately March 2015, the free web hosting provider 000webhost suffered a major data breach that exposed almost 15 million customer records. The data was sold and traded before 000webhost was alerted in October. The breach included names, email addresses and plain text passwords.
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What happened in the 000webhost data breach?
In approximately March 2015, the free web hosting provider 000webhost suffered a major data breach that exposed almost 15 million customer records. The data was sold and traded before 000webhost was alerted in October. The breach included names, email addresses and plain text passwords.
The exposed data included 4 types of personal information. Because passwords were exposed, users who reused their password on other sites are at particular risk. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was 000webhost hacked?
Yes. 000webhost was breached in March 2015. The breach exposed 14,936,670 records including email addresses, ip addresses, names. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the 000webhost breach so dangerous?
The 000webhost breach exposed 14,936,670 records — that is 14.9M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, ip addresses, names makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your 000webhost password against hundreds of other websites. If you reused your password anywhere, those accounts are now at risk. Read more about what happens to your data after a breach.
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What data was stolen in the 000webhost breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
IP addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Passwords — can be used to access your accounts directly or cracked to reveal your actual password
Is the 000webhost breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the 000webhost breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2015 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your 000webhost password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the 000webhost breach
Approximately 14,936,670 user records were exposed in the 000webhost breach in March 2015.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your 000webhost password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your 000webhost password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the 000webhost breach?
The 000webhost data breach affected approximately 14,936,670 users who had accounts with the service. With 14.9M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with 000webhost or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the 000webhost breach
Change your 000webhost password immediately
Go to 000webhost and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on 000webhost and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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