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Wishbone (2016) data breach

The Wishbone (2016) breach happened on August 7, 2016 and exposed 2,247,314 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site
wishbone.io
Breach date
August 7, 2016
Recorded on
March 15, 2017
Accounts exposed
2,247,314
Exposed data
Auth tokens, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Usernames
Risk score
71 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 71 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Auth tokens, Phone numbers, Dates of birth.

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 Wishbone (2016) 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 May 28, 2020. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.