Open CS:GO 2017 Data Breach

Open CS:GO 2017 Data Breach

Vice / Gambling

Open CS:GO 2017 Data Breach

A gambling service in the vice sector.

Confirmed · ObscureIQ Intelligence
Limited DisclosureThis breach is handled differently. Because being connected to it can itself be sensitive, we do not confirm anyone’s presence publicly. Use the private exposure check at the bottom of this page.
Breach Risk Index i
44/100
Lower riskHigher risk
Moderate: notable exposure with meaningful misuse potential.
Data Sensitivity i
Restricted
Being associated with this breach can itself be harmful. Disclosure is limited and presence is not confirmed to unverified parties.
512KRecords
2017Year

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Crucial data exposed
AddressPhysical address
Classification Tags
ViceGamblingUsers2017

Breach Summary

In December 2017, the website for purchasing Counter-Strike skins known as Open CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) suffered a data breach (address since redirects to dropgun.com). The 10GB file contained an extensive amount of personal information including email and IP addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses and purchase histories. Numerous attempts were made to contact Open CS:GO about the incident, however no responses were received.

Full threat analysis, exploitation vectors, and principal guidance below.

10 additional sections · verified field analysis · defensive doctrine

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512K records analyzed

About Open CS:GO

Open CS:GO is a gambling service in the vice sector.

Why They Hold Your Data

Open CS:GO is a gambling service in the vice sector. Services like this typically hold email addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, profile photos, social profiles, transaction history, usernames through account registration and normal operations.

Recent Developments

The Open CS:GO dataset circulated publicly; treat as part of the standing exposure landscape.

Data Points Exposed

8 verified field types
Email Address
IP Address
Phone Number
Physical address High
Profile Photo
Social Media Profile
Transaction History
Username

Breach Impact

The exposure created downstream fraud and phishing risk for those affected and drew scrutiny of Open CS:GO's data protection.

Exploitation & Downstream Threats

• SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present | • Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses | • Doxxing risk from physical address exposure | • Social media account targeting and impersonation

Principal Risk Advisory

What this means for a principal

An intimate-data breach: preferences, orientation or explicit content linked to an identity create acute coercion and blackmail exposure. For a high-profile principal this is targeting-grade, not merely identity-theft-grade: the combination lets an adversary locate, impersonate, or pressure the principal with little additional work.

What You Should Do

  1. Treat the home address as exposed: review mail and package handling and physical-security routines, and brief household staff to verify unusual requests.
  2. Guard against SIM-swap and vishing: add a carrier port-out PIN and verify any 'support' calls independently.
  3. Do not use unofficial 'am I affected' lookups; several are themselves harvesting operations.

How ObscureIQ Can Help

  1. Corpus confirmation: determine whether and where the principal (plus household and staff) appear in this dataset and which specific fields are exposed for them.
  2. Exposure mapping and footprint neutralization: cross-reference against broker-available data and suppress still-removable elements, prioritizing address and phone, since this record re-seeds broker networks.
  3. ThreatWatch tuned to this incident's identifiers and misuse pattern (impersonation and targeting patterns, not generic credential monitoring).

Protect Yourself

Protect Yourself: Limited Disclosure

Check If You’re Affected: Verification Required

Because being associated with this breach can itself be harmful, we do not confirm whether anyone appears in it to unverified parties. Verify your identity to privately check whether your own data appears in this breach or related indexes.

We will only reveal whether a specific person appears in this breach to that person.

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