Stratfor data breach
The Stratfor breach happened on December 24, 2011 and exposed 859,777 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- stratfor.com
- Breach date
- December 24, 2011
- Recorded on
- December 4, 2013
- Accounts exposed
- 859,777
- Exposed data
- Credit cards, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Usernames
- Risk score
- 89 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 89 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Credit cards, Phone numbers.
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.
Breaches from the same period
- Tianya (2011-12-26, 29,020,808 accounts)
- RuneScape Boards (2011-12-26, 222,762 accounts)
- China Software Developer Network (2011-12-21, 6,414,990 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Stratfor 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.
- Card or bank details were exposed, so check your statements and contact your card issuer or bank about any charges you do not recognize.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of March 23, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.