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2025 Breach — 213M lines, 150GB (NZ)

2025 1.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Usernames, emails, phones, DOB, addresses, GPS, messages

Technical writeup

Neighbourly (NZ community platform, Stuff Limited) suffered a breach detected New Year's Day 2025. Actor 'Sprigatito' claimed 213M lines, ~150GB. Exposed usernames, emails, phones, DOB, addresses, GPS coordinates, private messages. Platform taken offline 3 days.

Root cause

Unauthorized access.

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