--- title: "Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident" description: "Evidence-backed account of Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident, covering what happened, impact, timeline, attack vector, technical details, and primary sources." incident_type: "Data incident" status: "active" last_modified: "2026-08-09" canonical_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/windows93-myspace93-server-file-incident-2021" markdown_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/windows93-myspace93-server-file-incident-2021.md" stix_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/windows93-myspace93-server-file-incident-2021/stix.json" --- # Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident Exploitation of a private beta application to view and download server files, including a Myspace93 password file. Myspace93 account records containing email and IP addresses, usernames, and passwords stored without encryption. Last modified Aug 9, 2026 · 2 sources ## Summary - **Environment:** Not publicly identified - **Operational impact:** No outage or recovery duration quantified - **Financial impact:** No public cost estimate ## What happened Exploitation of a private beta application to view and download server files, including a [Myspace93](https://www.windows93.net/) password file. [1](#source-1) ## Impact Myspace93 account records containing email and IP addresses, usernames, and passwords stored without encryption. [2](#source-2) Documented data types include: - Contact information — Email addresses listed by HIBP; the operator's statement focuses on the password file rather than enumerating all record fields. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) - IP addresses — IP addresses listed by HIBP. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) - Usernames and account identifiers — Usernames listed by HIBP. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) - Account credentials — Passwords stored without encryption according to the operator and described as plaintext by HIBP. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) A cited record reports 46,105 records (Unique email addresses in HIBP's verified corpus; distinct from the operator's approximate more-than-45,000-password-file statement and not a person count; as of 2026-05-21). [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) ## Timeline ### January 1, 2021 — Documented event Month-only January 2021 event represented by the first day because the schema stores dates; neither source establishes January 1 as the actual day. [1](#source-1) ### July 4, 2021 — Public disclosure Timestamp of the preserved Wayback snapshot; the original statement may have been published earlier. [1](#source-1) ### August 9, 2026 — Briefing updated This briefing was last reviewed and updated on August 9, 2026. ## Threat Group & Attack Vector Windows93's operator said trusted community members exploited a private beta application to display private server files and created a program to download the server. [1](#source-1) The operator said the Myspace93 credentials taken in January were leaked in June and were then used to access an administrator account and inject content. [1](#source-1) The operator removed the beta application, implemented a mandatory password change for pre-February 2021 accounts, shut down major social services temporarily, began notifying affected users, and started encrypting remaining account credentials. [1](#source-1) ### Actors - No threat actor group has been identified in the reviewed public evidence. ### TTPs - No specific MITRE ATT\&CK technique is currently mapped for this case. ## Response The operator said the downloaded material included Windows93 source files and an unencrypted file containing passwords for more than 45,000 Myspace93 users. HIBP marked the Windows93 incident record verified and not fabricated. No access path, attribution, scale, or recovery detail is inferred beyond the cited claims. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) ## Assets [Download the case-scoped STIX 2.1 bundle]() ## Sources Primary source records used to research this incident. ### Dear Community official · Windows93 ### Windows93 / Myspace93 breach record advisory · Have I Been Pwned · May 21, 2026
Evidence ledger Review the supporting structured claims. 1. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: Windows93's operator said trusted community members exploited a private beta application to display private server files and created a program to download the server. 2. **Exposed Data Category · 95% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: Contact information 3. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: The operator said the downloaded material included Windows93 source files and an unencrypted file containing passwords for more than 45,000 Myspace93 users. 4. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: Windows93 5. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus 6. **Exposed Data Category · 95% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: IP addresses 7. **Disclosed At · 85% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: 2021-07-04 8. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: The operator said the Myspace93 credentials taken in January were leaked in June and were then used to access an administrator account and inject content. 9. **Occurred At · 90% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: 2021-01-01 10. **Exposed Data Category · 95% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: Usernames and account identifiers 11. **Exposed Record Count · 100% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: 46,105 record 12. **Exposed Data Category · 100% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: Account credentials 13. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** Myspace93 account and plaintext-password corpus: HIBP marked the Windows93 breach record verified and not fabricated. 14. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** 2021 Windows93 Myspace93 server-file incident: The operator removed the beta application, implemented a mandatory password change for pre-February 2021 accounts, shut down major social services temporarily, began notifying affected users, and started encrypting remaining account credentials.