People's Energy data breach
The People's Energy breach happened on December 16, 2020 and exposed 358,822 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- peoplesenergy.co.uk
- Breach date
- December 16, 2020
- Recorded on
- February 23, 2021
- Accounts exposed
- 358,822
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
- Risk score
- 79 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 79 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical 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
- Change your People's Energy password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
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