Hot Topic data breach

The Hot Topic breach happened on October 19, 2024 and exposed 56,904,909 accounts. 9 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site

hottopic.com

Breach date

October 19, 2024

Recorded on

November 11, 2024

Accounts exposed

56,904,909

Exposed data

Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Partial credit card data, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Salutations

Risk score

65 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 65 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Partial credit card data, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.

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• Free (2024-10-17, 13,926,173 accounts)
• Earth 2 (2024-10-16, 420,961 accounts)
• Finsure (2024-10-15, 296,124 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.
• Card or bank details were exposed, so check your statements and contact your card issuer or bank about any charges you do not recognize.

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