GunAuction.com
- 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 GunAuction.com data breach?
In December 2022, the online firearms auction website GunAuction.com suffered a data breach which was later discovered left unprotected on the hacker's server . The data included over 565k user records with extensive personal data including email, IP and...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around December 2022.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 565,470 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Browser user agent details, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Partial credit card data, Partial dates of birth, Passwords 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.