“Roblox was recently made aware that there was unauthorized access to select Roblox user emails from a 2017–2020 Roblox Developer Conference invitation list. “Already, high-profile users have started receiving malicious calls, texts and emails due to the leak,” that person continued.Ĭontacted by Hunt, Roblox Corporation confirmed the leak on July 20 and said that it sent an email to all Roblox developers with the following message: One source told Hunt that the leak was initially posted in 2021 but “didn’t spread beyond niche cheating communities within Roblox” and that “Roblox never publicly disclosed this leak or alerted those affected.”Īccording to this source, the leak was recently re-published on a public hacking forum, where it gained much more attention. The leaked list was shared in CSV format and contained 4000 unique email addresses, alongside personal details such as names, usernames, dates of birth, phone numbers and physical and IP addresses. Young audiences also flock to the platform for virtual concerts and fan meetups as Roblox continues to evolve its live music event portfolio.The next day, the Twitter account also reported on the leak. For example, Roblox recently introduced private virtual spaces for users to hold meetups, social gatherings, and even birthday parties amid national lockdowns. kids and teens under the age of 16 played the game by mid-2020, the service has also branched out into other forms of online entertainment. While online games are the beating heart of the Roblox platform, and over half of U.S. The daily user count for Roblox games reached 58.8 million active players during the fourth quarter of 2022, and despite COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing orders being lifted in many parts of the world, user engagement on Roblox has never been higher.Ī new social hangout in times of COVID-19

Initially released for PC in 2006, the platform is now also available for mobile devices and Xbox One and draws millions of players from across the globe each day. What is Roblox? Roblox is a free-to-play (F2P) online gaming platform that offers user-generated gaming content and other immersive virtual experiences. Second-ranked town RPG Brookhaven amassed 29.22 billion visits, respectively. Pet simulator Adopt Me! was the most popular Roblox game of all time, with almost 32.67 billion visits as of April 2023.

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