RankWatch data breach
The RankWatch breach happened on November 19, 2016 and exposed 7,445,067 accounts. 5 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- rankwatch.com
- Breach date
- November 19, 2016
- Recorded on
- November 3, 2017
- Accounts exposed
- 7,445,067
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers
- Risk score
- 35 out of 100
This data is a list collected for sending spam, not a breach of the service itself.
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 35 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Email addresses, Names.
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 April 20, 2018. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.