Vodafone data breach

The Vodafone breach happened on November 30, 2013 and exposed 56,021 accounts. 11 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site

vodafone.is

Breach date

November 30, 2013

Recorded on

November 30, 2013

Accounts exposed

56,021

Exposed data

Credit cards, Email addresses, Government issued IDs, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, SMS messages, Usernames

Risk score

96 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 96 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Credit cards, Government issued IDs.

Breaches from the same period

• Pixel Federation (2013-12-04, 38,108 accounts)
• Torrent Invites (2013-12-12, 352,120 accounts)
• Astropid (2013-12-19, 5,788 accounts)

What affected users should do

• Change your Vodafone 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.
• ID numbers were exposed, so watch out for contracts signed in your name.

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