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low severity June 22, 2025 · 3 min read

MaReads Data Breach (2025)

If you are a customer of MaReads, here’s what’s now in circulation.

In June 2025, MaReads, the website for readers and writers of Thai-language fiction and comics suffered a data breach that exposed 74k records. The breach included usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. MaReads is aware of the breach.

MaReads Data Breach (2025)

On June 22, 2025, the Thai-language fiction and comics platform MaReads disclosed a breach that exposed records belonging to 74,000 users. The compromised data includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Anyone who created an account on the site to read or write stories may have had this information taken.

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What's Publicly Reported from Reporting

Public reporting from Have I Been Pwned confirms the breach occurred in June 2025 and that MaReads has acknowledged the incident. The exposed database contained 74K records with the four categories of personal information listed above. No financial data, passwords, or government ID numbers appear to have been taken. The company has not released a detailed timeline of when the intrusion happened or how the attackers gained access.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

Even a low-severity breach like this one creates real risks for ordinary people. Email addresses and phone numbers are the keys attackers use to launch phishing campaigns or SIM-swapping attempts. Dates of birth combined with usernames help criminals build profiles that make social-engineering attacks more convincing. If you or your children used the same password on MaReads that you use elsewhere, that credential is now one step closer to being tested against your bank, email, or social-media accounts.

Children and teenagers who read Thai web fiction or comics are often the ones creating accounts on these platforms. Their usernames and dates of birth can link back to family information, turning a hobby site breach into a doorway that leads to broader household exposure.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Once usernames and emails are public, attackers can follow the trail across gaming platforms, social networks, and forums. A single leaked handle frequently connects to Discord, Steam, Roblox, or TikTok accounts. From there it is a short jump to home addresses, school names, or family photos. This cascading effect is exactly why credential leaks like the MaReads incident can fuel extended doxxing campaigns that affect every member of a household.

What to Do

  • Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, then use the included cleanup of data broker records tied to the breach.
  • Rotate the password you used on MaReads anywhere else it appears, and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app rather than SMS.
  • Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next exposure is caught in hours instead of months.
  • Cover the household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same email or address.
  • Let remediation specialists handle ongoing takedown requests for any newly surfaced personal records linked to this incident.

The MaReads breach is a reminder that even niche hobby sites can hand attackers the starting points they need to target you and your family. Staying ahead requires more than one-time checks; it demands continuous visibility and expert help when new leaks surface. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers exactly that through continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and over 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping that connects scattered handles to real identities, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts where these credential leaks so often escalate into doxxing chains.

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Report details & sourcing

Severity Low
Disclosed June 22, 2025
Last reviewed July 22, 2026
Affected 74K
Data exposed Dates of birthEmail addressesPhone numbersUsernames
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