Roblox Data Leak Exposes Personal Information of Developers

Popular gaming platform Roblox has experienced a major data leak, resulting in the exposure of almost 4,000 developers’ personal and identifiable information to the public.

The leaked information includes the names, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and physical addresses of attendees of the Roblox Developers Conferences held between 2017 and 2020.

In response to the incident, a spokesperson from Roblox Corporation stated, “Roblox is aware of a third-party security issue where there were indications of unauthorized access to limited personal information of a subset of our creator community.”

The company has engaged independent experts to support the investigation led by their information security team. They have also sent emails to those affected, communicating the steps being taken to assist them.

According to a source who contacted the website haveibeenpwned, the data breach occurred in 2021 but only recently spread beyond niche Roblox communities when it was republished on a forum.

The leaked data reportedly includes varying degrees of information on all invitees and attendees of the Roblox developer conferences spanning four years. Some individuals have already fallen victim to targeted social engineering attacks using this information.

Roblox’s response to the breach remains uncertain, including when they first became aware of it and how quickly they notified those affected.

Regarding the actions taken, Roblox has issued a statement to haveibeenpwned creator Troy Hunt, stating, “Roblox has now contacted everyone affected. Minimally affected users have received a brief apology email, while more seriously affected users have been provided with one year of identity protection and a sincere apology for everyone else.”

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