Acuity
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersIP addressesNamesPhone numbersPhysical addressesSalutations
What to do if you were affected
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In mid-2020, a 437GB corpus of data attributed to an entity named "Acuity" was created and later extensively distributed . However, the source could not be confidently verified as any known companies named Acuity. The data totalled over 14M unique email addresses with each row containing extensive personal information across more than 400 columns of data including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, genders and dates of birth.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Acuity data breach?
In mid-2020, a 437GB corpus of data attributed to an entity named "Acuity" was created and later extensively distributed . However, the source could not be confidently verified as any known companies named Acuity. The data totalled over 14M unique email...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 14,055,729 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses and Salutations.
What should I do if I was affected?
Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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