Instant Checkmate
- 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.
- 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 Instant Checkmate data breach?
In 2019, the public records search service Instant Checkmate suffered a data breach that later came to light in early 2023 . The data included almost 12M unique customer email addresses, names, phone numbers and passwords stored as scrypt hashes.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around April 2019.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 11,943,887 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Names, 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. 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.