Ashley Madison
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Watch your card and bank statements for unfamiliar charges, and consider requesting a new card number.
- 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.
What is the Ashley Madison data breach?
In July 2015, the infidelity website Ashley Madison suffered a serious data breach . The attackers threatened Ashley Madison with the full disclosure of the breach unless the service was shut down. One month later, the database was dumped including more than...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around July 2015.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 30,811,934 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, Names, Passwords, Payment histories and Phone numbers.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Watch your card and bank statements for unfamiliar charges, and consider requesting a new card number. 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.