StarTribune data breach
The StarTribune breach happened on October 10, 2019 and exposed 2,192,857 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- startribune.com
- Breach date
- October 10, 2019
- Recorded on
- October 30, 2020
- Accounts exposed
- 2,192,857
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords, Physical addresses, Usernames
- Risk score
- 77 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 77 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Physical addresses, Dates of birth.
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 StarTribune 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.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of October 31, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.