GoldSilver
- 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.
- Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name.
- 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 GoldSilver data breach?
In October 2018, the bullion education and dealer services site GoldSilver suffered a data breach that exposed 243k unique email addresses spanning customers and mailing list subscribers. An extensive amount of personal information on customers was obtained...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around October 2018.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 242,715 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Bank account numbers, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passport numbers, Phone numbers 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. Watch your card and bank statements for unfamiliar charges, and consider requesting a new card number. Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name. 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.