diet.com

Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded October 13, 2017Occurred August 10, 20141,383,759 accountsdiet.comAll diet.com breaches →

What was exposed

Dates of birthEating habitsEmail addressesIP addressesNamesPasswordsPhysical attributesUsernames

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 August 2014, the diet and nutrition website diet.com suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 1.4 million unique user records dating back as far as 2004. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames, plain text passwords and dietary information about the site members including eating habits, BMI and birth date. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory.

Frequently asked questions

What is the diet.com data breach?

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around August 2014.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 1,383,759 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Dates of birth, Eating habits, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Physical attributes and Usernames.

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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