The Heritage Foundation data breach
The The Heritage Foundation breach happened on July 9, 2024 and exposed 72,004 accounts. 5 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- heritage.org
- Breach date
- July 9, 2024
- Recorded on
- July 10, 2024
- Accounts exposed
- 72,004
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 70 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 70 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, 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
- Change your The Heritage Foundation 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.
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