Robinhood
MEDIUM RISKData breach — November 2021
In November 2021, the online trading platform Robinhood suffered a data breach after a customer service representative was socially engineered. The incident exposed over 5M customer email addresses and 2M customer names.
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What happened in the Robinhood data breach?
In November 2021, the online trading platform Robinhood suffered a data breach after a customer service representative was socially engineered. The incident exposed over 5M customer email addresses and 2M customer names.
The exposed data included 1 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Robinhood hacked?
Yes. Robinhood was breached in November 2021. The breach exposed 5,003,937 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 Robinhood breach so dangerous?
The Robinhood breach exposed 5,003,937 records — that is 5.0M 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.
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What data was stolen in the Robinhood breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Is the Robinhood breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Robinhood 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 2021 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 Robinhood 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 Robinhood breach
Approximately 5,003,937 user records were exposed in the Robinhood breach in November 2021.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Robinhood password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Robinhood 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 Robinhood breach?
The Robinhood data breach affected approximately 5,003,937 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 Robinhood 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 Robinhood breach
Change your Robinhood password immediately
Go to Robinhood 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 Robinhood and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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