Capital Economics data breach
The Capital Economics breach happened on December 12, 2020 and exposed 263,829 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- capitaleconomics.com
- Breach date
- December 12, 2020
- Recorded on
- July 4, 2022
- Accounts exposed
- 263,829
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
- Risk score
- 45 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 45 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Physical addresses, 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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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 July 6, 2024. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.