CashCrate
What was exposed
Email addressesNamesPasswordsPhysical addresses
What to do if you were affected
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In June 2017, news broke that CashCrate had suffered a data breach exposing 6.8 million records . The breach of the cash-for-surveys site dated back to November 2016 and exposed names, physical addresses, email addresses and passwords stored in plain text for older accounts along with weak MD5 hashes for newer ones.
Frequently asked questions
What is the CashCrate data breach?
In June 2017, news broke that CashCrate had suffered a data breach exposing 6.8 million records . The breach of the cash-for-surveys site dated back to November 2016 and exposed names, physical addresses, email addresses and passwords stored in plain text for...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around November 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 6,844,490 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Names, Passwords and Physical addresses.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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