GoldSilver data breach
The GoldSilver breach happened on October 21, 2018 and exposed 242,715 accounts. 11 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- goldsilver.com
- Breach date
- October 21, 2018
- Recorded on
- December 27, 2018
- Accounts exposed
- 242,715
- Exposed data
- Bank account numbers, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passport numbers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Security questions and answers, Social security numbers
- Risk score
- 96 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 96 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Social security numbers, Bank account numbers, Passport 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.
- Card or bank details were exposed, so check your statements and contact your card issuer or bank about any charges you do not recognize.
- Answers to security questions were exposed, so change the answers on any service that uses the same questions.
- 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 August 25, 2021. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.