Dangdang
MEDIUM RISKData breach — June 2011
In 2011, the Chinese e-commerce site Dangdang suffered a data breach. The incident exposed over 4.8 million unique email addresses which were subsequently traded online over the ensuing years.
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What happened in the Dangdang data breach?
In 2011, the Chinese e-commerce site Dangdang suffered a data breach. The incident exposed over 4.8 million unique email addresses which were subsequently traded online over the ensuing years.
The exposed data included 1 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Dangdang hacked?
Yes. Dangdang was breached in June 2011. The breach exposed 4,848,734 records including email addresses. 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 Dangdang breach so dangerous?
The Dangdang breach exposed 4,848,734 records — that is 4.8M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
Don't wait to find out — check if your email was exposed in this breach now.
What data was stolen in the Dangdang breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Is the Dangdang breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Dangdang 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 2011 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 Dangdang 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 Dangdang breach
Approximately 4,848,734 user records were exposed in the Dangdang breach in June 2011.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Dangdang password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Dangdang 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 Dangdang breach?
The Dangdang data breach affected approximately 4,848,734 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Dangdang 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 Dangdang breach
Change your Dangdang password immediately
Go to Dangdang 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 Dangdang and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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