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Double Counter data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the October 2026 breach of Double Counter. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Double Counter data breach exposed 274,922 accounts from doublecounter.gg in October 2026. The data taken includes usernames, names, email addresses and geographic locations.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 7 Oct 2026, within a month. It is the 529th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Double Counter’s breach included 4 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
UsernamesHalf of a login. With a reused password, it opens other accounts.
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Geographic locationsRoughly where you live.

What to do

  1. Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Double Counter among them, without showing the data.
  2. Turn on two-step sign-in.On Double Counter (doublecounter.gg) and your email, so leaked sign-in details aren’t enough on their own.
  3. Distrust messages that mention Double Counter.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, within a month.

Similar breaches

Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:

See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “Double Counter”, Have I Been Pwned, added 7 Oct 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.