Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In January 2017, SwordFantasy experienced a data exposure due to a security misconfiguration, resulting in approximately 2.7M records containing email address, ip address, password, username.
The presence of password data in the breach increases the risk of credential stuffing attacks on other services.
The incident has been cataloged by Have I Been Pwned. ObscureIQ has independently verified and classified this breach as part of its ongoing threat intelligence operations.
About SwordFantasy
SwordFantasy is an organization. Approximately 2.7M records associated with this organization were exposed in the breach. The breach dataset includes authentication credentials, indicating the organization maintained user accounts with login functionality.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 2.7M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Recommended Actions
⚠️ Do not assume this is low sensitivity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2017, SwordFantasy experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 2.7M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, ip address, password, username.
Approximately 2.7M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of SwordFantasy
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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