Appen data breach
The Appen breach happened on June 22, 2020 and exposed 5,888,405 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- appen.com
- Breach date
- June 22, 2020
- Recorded on
- July 30, 2020
- Accounts exposed
- 5,888,405
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Employers, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
- Risk score
- 75 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 75 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Email addresses.
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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- Promo (2020-06-22, 14,610,585 accounts)
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- Vakinha (2020-06-22, 4,775,203 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Appen password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- 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 August 1, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.