Hacking Team
MEDIUM RISKData breach — July 2015
In July 2015, the Italian security firm Hacking Team suffered a major data breach that resulted in over 400GB of their data being posted online via a torrent. The data searchable on "Have I Been Pwned?" is from 189GB worth of PST mail folders in the dump. The contents of the PST files is searchable on Wikileaks.
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What happened in the Hacking Team data breach?
In July 2015, the Italian security firm Hacking Team suffered a major data breach that resulted in over 400GB of their data being posted online via a torrent. The data searchable on "Have I Been Pwned?" is from 189GB worth of PST mail folders in the dump. The contents of the PST files is searchable on Wikileaks.
The exposed data included 2 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Hacking Team hacked?
Yes. Hacking Team was breached in July 2015. The breach exposed 32,310 records including email addresses, email messages. 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 Hacking Team breach so dangerous?
The Hacking Team breach exposed 32,310 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of email addresses, email messages makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Hacking Team breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Email messages — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Is the Hacking Team breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Hacking Team 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 Hacking Team 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 Hacking Team breach
Approximately 32,310 user records were exposed in the Hacking Team breach in July 2015.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Hacking Team password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Hacking Team 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 Hacking Team breach?
The Hacking Team data breach affected approximately 32,310 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 Hacking Team 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 Hacking Team breach
Change your Hacking Team password immediately
Go to Hacking Team 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 Hacking Team and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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