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TrueFire data breach

The TrueFire breach happened on February 21, 2020 and exposed 599,667 accounts. 8 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site
truefire.com
Breach date
February 21, 2020
Recorded on
August 2, 2020
Accounts exposed
599,667
Exposed data
Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Usernames
Risk score
83 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 83 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Account balances, 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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What affected users should do

  • Change your TrueFire 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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This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of August 2, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.