Phone House España
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersNamesNationalitiesPhone numbersPhysical addresses
What to do if you were affected
- 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.
Details
In April 2021, the Spanish retailer Phone House allegedly suffered a ransomware attack that also exposed significant volumes of customer data . Attributed to the Babuk ransomware, a collection of data alleged to be a subset of a larger corpus was posted to a dark web site and contained 5.2M email addresses along with names, nationalities, genders, dates of birth, phone numbers and physical addresses. Phone House has been threatened with further releases if a ransom is not paid.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Phone House España data breach?
In April 2021, the Spanish retailer Phone House allegedly suffered a ransomware attack that also exposed significant volumes of customer data . Attributed to the Babuk ransomware, a collection of data alleged to be a subset of a larger corpus was posted to a...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around April 2021.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 5,223,350 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Nationalities, Phone numbers and Physical addresses.
What should I do if I was affected?
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.
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