Ster-Kinekor data breach

The Ster-Kinekor breach happened on March 9, 2017 and exposed 1,619,544 accounts. 8 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site

sterkinekor.co.za

Breach date

March 9, 2017

Recorded on

March 13, 2017

Accounts exposed

1,619,544

Exposed data

Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Spoken languages

Risk score

80 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 80 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.

Breaches from the same period

• Master Deeds (2017-03-14, 2,257,930 accounts)
• Bolt (2017-03-01, 995,274 accounts)
• Factual (2017-03-22, 2,461,696 accounts)

What affected users should do

• Change your Ster-Kinekor 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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