LimeVPN
HIGH RISKData breach — October 2020
In October 2020, the VPN provider LimeVPN suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of customers. The data included email, IP and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, purchase histories and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
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What happened in the LimeVPN data breach?
In October 2020, the VPN provider LimeVPN suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of customers. The data included email, IP and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, purchase histories and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
The exposed data included 7 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 LimeVPN hacked?
Yes. LimeVPN was breached in October 2020. The breach exposed 23,348 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 LimeVPN breach so dangerous?
The LimeVPN breach exposed 23,348 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. 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 LimeVPN 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 LimeVPN 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
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Purchases — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the LimeVPN breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the LimeVPN 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 2020 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 LimeVPN 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 LimeVPN breach
Approximately 23,348 user records were exposed in the LimeVPN breach in October 2020.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your LimeVPN password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your LimeVPN 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 LimeVPN breach?
The LimeVPN data breach affected approximately 23,348 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 LimeVPN 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 LimeVPN breach
Change your LimeVPN password immediately
Go to LimeVPN 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 LimeVPN and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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