DevChallenges Database Reportedly Leaked With 20,218 User Records
Summary
DarkWebInformer reports that actor empathy leaked 20,218 DevChallenges user records in February 2026, including profile details, email addresses, and subscription and feedback invoice records linked to accounts.
Key points
- The article attributes the reported February 2026 leak of DevChallenges’ database to a threat actor named empathy.
- The dataset reportedly contains 20,218 user records.
- Exposed profile fields reportedly include display names, email addresses, GitHub usernames, social links, bios, skills, locations, and UUIDs.
- Subscription and feedback invoice records are reportedly included, linking payment and interaction data to user accounts.
- The article says the dataset is offered for free, with the download link hidden behind a reply wall.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- DevChallenges
- Incident Type
- Database breach and data leak
- Data Types Exposed
- Display names
- Email addresses
- GitHub usernames
- Avatar and social media links
- Bios
- Skills and programming languages
- Locations
- UUIDs
- Subscription and feedback invoice records
- Affected Records
- 20,218 user records
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported
- Claim Status
- alleged