Oxfam
- 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 Oxfam data breach?
In January 2021, Oxfam Australia was the victim of a data breach which exposed 1.8M unique email addresses of supporters of the charity. The data was put up for sale on a popular hacking forum and also included names, phone numbers, addresses, genders and...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2021.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 1,834,006 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Bank account numbers, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Partial credit card data, Payment histories and Phone numbers.
What should I do if I was affected?
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.