Experian (2015) data breach
The Experian (2015) breach happened on September 16, 2015 and exposed 7,196,890 accounts. 13 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- experian.com
- Breach date
- September 16, 2015
- Recorded on
- September 6, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 7,196,890
- Exposed data
- Credit status information, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Family structure, Genders, Home ownership statuses, Income levels, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchasing habits
- Risk score
- 73 out of 100
The original data lists this breach as unverified.
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 73 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Credit status information, Ethnicities, Phone numbers.
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 November 22, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.