In October 2020, WildWorks, the developer of the popular children’s virtual world Animal Jam , suffered a significant data breach. Approximately 46 million player records
The intrusion occurred when a malicious actor gained unauthorized access to a database hosted on a third-party vendor platform. Security analysts later revealed that the hackers targeted infrastructure used for internal communications and developer data storage. While the game's live servers remained secure, the backup data stored on the vendor platform contained years of accumulated user information. What Was Stolen? Animal Jam Data Breach Passwords