--- description: Hackers said Friday that they leaked data associated with 13,000 accounts on Amazon, XBox Live and other sites. title: Amazon XBox Hackers: Why You Should change Your Passwords image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e7ab33a4a44f810/69877759524fc0b40bdeba36/512136509.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why You Should Change Your Amazon Password Now  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 28, 2014 5:36 PM CUT  Silhouette of male hand typing on laptop keyboard at night Silhouette of male hand typing on laptop keyboard at nightGetty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 28, 2014 5:36 PM CUT Hackers said Friday that they leaked data associated with 13,000 accounts on Amazon, XBox Live and other sites. The hackers, who claim an affiliation with the group Anonymous, [reportedly](http://www.thewrap.com/hackers-claim-amazon-sony-playstation-xbox-customers-credit-card-numbers-personal-information-leaked/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=mailchimp "undefined") uploaded a now-removed document with credit card numbers, passwords and other data to the site GhostBin. > [](https://twitter.com/AnonymousGlobo/status/548537460691857408) There’s little information about how the hackers actually obtained the personal data. The small scale of the hack, 13,000 accounts compared with millions in other recent [data](http://time.com/3306343/home-depot-hack-confirm/ "undefined") [breaches](http://time.com/415/target-says-70-million-affected-by-data-breach/ "undefined"), suggests that it may have targeted Internet users directly rather than through the companies where they had accounts. Additionally, Amazon and Microsoft, the maker of XBox Live, both denied that at a hack occurred on their end in a statement to _The Wrap._ Regardless, even if the 13,000 figure pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions of people who use these sites, the news should underscore how important it is to [change your passwords](http://time.com/3595995/email-hacked/ "undefined") frequently. _Read next:_ [_10 Tech Resolutions to Consider in the New Year_](http://time.com/3647456/tech-resolutions/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/"},"headline":"Why You Should Change Your Amazon Password Now","datePublished":"2014-12-28T17:36:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:02.008Z","description":"Hackers said Friday that they leaked data associated with 13,000 accounts","url":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/","keywords":["Tech","Amazon","Internet","hackers","Security","Walmart","xbox","Passwords","cyber security"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e7ab33a4a44f810/69877759524fc0b40bdeba36/512136509.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e7ab33a4a44f810/69877759524fc0b40bdeba36/512136509.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"hacking, computer security","caption":"hacking, computer security","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/","name":"Why You Should Change Your Amazon Password Now"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See The Unique Way Amazon Ships This Teddy Bear","description":"Go Behind the Scenes at Amazon to see how the products you buy make it to the shipping truck","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/IY8KG0y3/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-01T04:19:45.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/IY8KG0y3.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/","duration":"PT2M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```