mods.com

Our investigation team has indexed a large set of records associated with the domain mods.com, and the listing points to an exposure estimated to have occurred in 2020. The dataset, which circulated as a file labeled "Mods.com.txt," contains roughly 6.76 million rows, with usernames ("nick" fields) present in all of them and passwords in about 6.76 million. No individual or group has publicly claimed responsibility for the leak, and the record was added to our database on December 1, 2024.

Limited public reporting: As of September 25, 2026, detailed company notices or major news coverage for this listing were limited in sources reviewed. The facts below rely primarily on the indexed fields plus any secondary sources cited.

Because the records were indexed as a credential file rather than documented through a confirmed intrusion of a named operator, it is not yet established how the underlying data was originally obtained or whether it reflects a direct compromise of mods.com systems, an aggregation of credentials from elsewhere, or a mix of both. Readers should treat the 2020 estimate as an approximation by our investigation team, not a confirmed attack date.

What Information Was Compromised?

Our analysis found the following data types in this breach:

Usernames or nicknames ("nick" fields), present in approximately 6,759,798 records

Passwords, present in approximately 6,759,110 records

The dataset does not appear to include email addresses, physical addresses, payment details, government identifiers, or other sensitive personal fields based on the fields our team indexed, though the file's full contents have not been exhaustively cataloged.

Not every individual is affected by every type of data listed here.

What Are the Potential Risks for Affected Individuals?

The main risk from a leaked username-and-password pairing is account takeover. Anyone holding the file can try those credentials against mods.com itself and against other popular services, because many people reuse the same password across sites. This technique, known as credential stuffing, is automated and widespread.

Additional risks include:

Password reuse fallout: If you used the same password on email, banking, shopping, or social media accounts, those accounts are exposed even if you never used mods.com.

Phishing: Attackers who know a username associated with you can craft more convincing messages that reference the site or your account.

Harassment or impersonation: Usernames tied to a specific community can be used to impersonate someone or to track their activity across platforms.

The absence of email addresses or financial data in the indexed fields lowers some risks, but does not eliminate them, since usernames paired with working passwords are often enough to break into accounts.

What Should You Do If You Were Affected?

If you believe your credentials may be in this dataset, take these steps:

Change your password on mods.com if you have an account there, and on any other site where you used the same or a similar password.

Prioritize your email account. A compromised email inbox can be used to reset passwords for nearly everything else, so secure it first.

Use unique passwords for every account. A password manager makes this practical.

Turn on two-factor authentication wherever it is offered, especially for email, banking, and gaming platforms.

Watch for phishing. Be cautious with unexpected emails or messages that ask you to log in, verify your account, or download files.

Check whether your email appears in this or other breaches using a reputable lookup service, and review account activity for unfamiliar logins.

If you reused a password that appears in this file, assume that password is burned and replace it everywhere, not just on the site named in the leak.