Bookchor data breach
The Bookchor breach happened on January 28, 2021 and exposed 498,297 accounts. 8 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- bookchor.com
- Breach date
- January 28, 2021
- Recorded on
- July 3, 2022
- Accounts exposed
- 498,297
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Social media profiles
- Risk score
- 78 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 78 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Dates of birth.
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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- Raychat (2021-01-31, 938,981 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Bookchor 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 July 3, 2022. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.