2019 Roblox security breach

The 2019 Roblox security breach was an incident that occurred from January 8–9, 2019, at around 9:38 PM PST, in which many popular games were set to private by throwaway bot accounts. The names of the games were also changed, and new, unrecognizable places were added into a game's universe, which may have allowed unwanted access into source codes and datastores of games.

Some games that were affected include Jailbreak, Welcome to Bloxburg, and Doomspire Brickbattle. A temporary fix to the issue was issued an hour after the incident was reported.

, a developer of Doomspire Brickbattle, created a Reddit and Roblox Developer Forum post, about his two most popular games being affected. He then showed a screenshot of two botted accounts that had updated Doomspire Brickbattle with the improper permissions to do so. Other developers soon followed suit on the Developer Forum, complaining about a similar issue with their games.

It is speculated that Roblox experienced a security breach, but it is unconfirmed, as Roblox has not made an official statement.

Affected games

 * Doomspire Brickbattle
 * The Really Easy Obby!
 * Jailbreak
 * Work at a Pizza Place
 * Royale High
 * Murder Mystery 2
 * Natural Disaster Survival
 * Welcome to Bloxburg
 * Phantom Forces
 * Island Royale
 * Theme Park Tycoon 2
 * Super Power Training Simulator
 * Ultimate Driving: Westover Islands
 * Purple Skittles
 * Emergency Response: Liberty County
 * Vesteria
 * cloakedyoshi's Noob Defense
 * Lumber Tycoon 2
 * Tethered
 * Oppression
 * Speed Simulator 2
 * Blood Moon Tycoon