Pixlr

Profile narrative

Pixlr, also known as Autodesk Pixlr, is an online photo editing service based in the United States of America. Its core service is digital image editing delivered through an online platform. The organisation serves users who need web-accessible tools for working with photos and image files. The available information does not specify its customer segments, pricing model, employee count, or exact market reach. It also does not state whether its services are aimed primarily at consumers, professionals, or enterprises.

A distinguishing attribute of Pixlr is that it operates in the online photo editing sector rather than as a traditional desktop-only software provider. The provided incident information describes it as an online photo editing service and identifies its exposure through user account data. In the reported 2020 incident, approximately 1.9 million user records were leaked after a threat actor known as ShinyHunters compromised its parent company’s AWS bucket. The exposed records reportedly included email addresses, login credentials stored with SHA-512 hashing, country information, newsletter subscription status, and internal account details. Security researchers verified the authenticity of portions of the dataset, confirming that legitimate user information had been compromised.

The breach was reportedly connected to an intrusion targeting another subsidiary under the same corporate umbrella, indicating that Pixlr was structurally linked to a broader parent organisation and related subsidiaries. The leaked database was distributed freely on a hacker forum, creating risk of downstream abuse such as credential stuffing and targeted phishing campaigns. The available information does not identify the parent company by name or provide further details about Pixlr’s corporate structure. It also does not provide current operational scale, revenue, user base beyond the breached dataset, or regulatory status. The confirmed profile is therefore limited to its role as a United States-based online photo editing service, its association with the Autodesk Pixlr alias, and the documented 2020 data exposure involving its parent company’s cloud infrastructure.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.