2026 YouNow — forum dump claim; ~22M user records (unverified)
Data compromised
Actor-claimed emails, names, social IDs (Facebook/Google/Twitter), IPs, DOB/age, device identifiers, spending/moderation flags, and related profile fields — unverified; YouNow had not confirmed at indexing
Technical writeup
Unverified leak-site / forum claim — July 20, 2026. Threat intel outlets (Beralock; Daily Dark Web) reported that actor “Erich” posted what they described as a complete YouNow user-database export with roughly 22+ million rows (UID ranges cited in coverage). Alleged fields include emails, names, linked social account IDs, IP addresses, birth dates, device/OS metadata, spending history, and moderation scores. YouNow had not issued a public confirmation at indexing time. Distinct from the older Have I Been Pwned YouNow load (historical ~18M unique emails). Actor/reporter counts remain unverified.
Root cause
Unverified dark-web forum dump by actor “Erich” claiming full YouNow user database export