The Fly on the Wall data breach
The The Fly on the Wall breach happened on December 31, 2017 and exposed 84,011 accounts. 10 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- theflyonthewall.com
- Breach date
- December 31, 2017
- Recorded on
- January 15, 2018
- Accounts exposed
- 84,011
- Exposed data
- Age groups, Credit cards, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Usernames
- Risk score
- 90 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 90 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.
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- HoundDawgs (2017-12-30, 45,701 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your The Fly on the Wall 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 May 4, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.