Email Breach Lookup

Check if your data was in the Mesika data theft incident

Critical Privacy Breach Alert

43,308 email addresses were illegally obtained by Yigal Mesika from magic community databases. According to documented correspondence, unauthorized access methods were employed. This whistle-blower project offers a tool to help victims identify if their personal data was compromised.

Breach Database Statistics

43,308
Emails Stolen
2013
Initial Breach
Yigal Mesika
Perpetrator
12 Sites
Compromised

Compromised Sources

The Magic Cafe
Penguin Magic
Theory 11
Talk Magic
Genii Magazine
Magician Org
Magic Castle
Magic Week
FISM
Magic IMS
Magician Directory
The Magic Circle
How was this data obtained?

Based on documented correspondence, the perpetrators used the term "hacking" to describe their methods. The volume of data obtained (43,308 emails) suggests unauthorized access beyond simple public scraping. The affected sites did not authorize this data collection, which violated both their terms of service and potentially involved unauthorized system access. A whistle-blower made this data available to us so we can help the victims.

Documented Evidence

View the correspondence between Mesika and the hacker Roy Zaltsman

View PDF Evidence

If you've ever registered on any of these trusted magic community sites, your email was likely stolen without permission. Additionally, evidence suggests a major distributor continues to share customer data with Mesika, expanding his database well beyond the initial 2013 breach. This explains any unsolicited marketing you may be receiving.

Secure Email Lookup Tool

Check if your email was compromised in the breach. Use wildcards (*) to maintain privacy - replace any character with * to avoid revealing your full address. The "Anonymize" button will randomly mask a character for you. We do NOT store or log your email!

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