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  billboardguy · Member · Nov 21, 2024 at 3:11 am

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  Hello,

  I found that my Gravatar profile which is associated with my WordPress account was found on the Dark Web. I tried to get in touch with a representative but couldn’t reach anyone.

  I have never had this happen to me before So, does anyone have any ideas on what I should do?

  Thank You,

  James

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)

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  ngfangkiang · Member · Nov 21, 2024 at 3:34 am

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  Hello, I understand your concern about finding your Gravatar profile associated with your WordPress account on the Dark Web.

  The scraped data that were leaked did not include any profile information beyond what was already publicly visible. I don’t think any sensitive data is leaked. So, don’t worry. Here is the link https://support.gravatar.com/account/data-privacy/

  Gravatar helps establish your identity online with a public profile.

  In October 2020, a security researcher scraped that public data – including usernames and MD5 hashes of email addresses used to reference users’ avatars – using our public API.

  The scraped data did not include any profile information beyond what was already publicly visible, but we did not intend for the API to be used in this way and so released an update the next day to prevent a recurrence.

  While this incident was a misuse of our service, it was not a hack. No security protocols were breached.