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Earth 2 Reports Data Exposure of 421,000 Users

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Earth 2 experiences significant data exposure affecting 421k users. In October 2024, a security incident revealed 421,000 unique email addresses linked to player usernames due to a vulnerability in how Gravatar images were embedded. Earth 2 has since disabled this feature to prevent further issues. Importantly, no sensitive personal information, passwords, or financial data was compromised in the breach. The incident was recorded on November 7, 2024, with the breach occurring on October 16, 2024.