Truth Finder data breach
The Truth Finder breach happened on April 12, 2019 and exposed 8,159,573 accounts. 4 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- truthfinder.com
- Breach date
- April 12, 2019
- Recorded on
- February 4, 2023
- Accounts exposed
- 8,159,573
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
- Risk score
- 72 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 72 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Email addresses.
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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- Instant Checkmate (2019-04-12, 11,943,887 accounts)
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- Storenvy (2019-04-04, 11,052,071 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Truth Finder 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.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of February 16, 2025. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.