Experian (South Africa) data breach
The Experian (South Africa) breach happened on August 19, 2020 and exposed 1,284,637 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Breach date
- August 19, 2020
- Recorded on
- September 1, 2020
- Accounts exposed
- 1,284,637
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Employers, Government issued IDs, Names, Occupations, Phone numbers
- Risk score
- 64 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 64 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Government issued IDs, 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.
Breaches from the same period
- Unico Campania (2020-08-19, 166,031 accounts)
- Bonobos (2020-08-14, 2,811,929 accounts)
- Jefit (2020-08-11, 9,052,457 accounts)
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.
- ID numbers were exposed, so watch out for contracts signed in your name.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of April 27, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.