Breach Database / Paragon Cheats

Yes — Paragon Cheats was breached.

What happened

In May 2021, the Grand Theft Auto Online cheats website Paragon Cheats suffered a data breach that lead to the shutdown of the service. The breach exposed 188k customer records including usernames, email and IP addresses.

What data was exposed

What to do right now

  1. Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
  2. Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
  3. Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.

Breach data from Have I Been Pwned. Listing here means the service appears in the public breach record — not that your personal data was affected.