ApexSMS data breach
The ApexSMS breach happened on April 15, 2019 and exposed 23,246,481 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Breach date
- April 15, 2019
- Recorded on
- September 21, 2023
- Accounts exposed
- 23,246,481
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Telecommunications carrier
- Risk score
- 40 out of 100
This data is a list collected for sending spam, not a breach of the service itself.
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 40 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Email addresses, Names.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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- Instant Checkmate (2019-04-12, 11,943,887 accounts)
- Truth Finder (2019-04-12, 8,159,573 accounts)
- Deezer (2019-04-22, 229,037,936 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of December 9, 2025. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.