Bin Weevils data breach
The Bin Weevils breach happened on September 1, 2014 and exposed 1,287,073 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- binweevils.com
- Breach date
- September 1, 2014
- Recorded on
- August 18, 2017
- Accounts exposed
- 1,287,073
- Exposed data
- Ages, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 69 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 69 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Email addresses, IP 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.
Breaches from the same period
- Powerbot (2014-09-01, 503,501 accounts)
- Vermillion (2014-08-30, 8,106 accounts)
- Yandex Dump (2014-09-07, 1,186,564 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Bin Weevils 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.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of July 11, 2023. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.