Straffic
What was exposed
Email addressesGendersNamesPhone 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 February 2020, Israeli marketing company Straffic exposed a database with 140GB of personal data . The publicly accessible Elasticsearch database contained over 300M rows with 49M unique email addresses. Exposed data also included names, phone numbers, physical addresses and genders. In their breach disclosure message , Straffic stated that "it is impossible to create a totally immune system, and these things can occur".
Frequently asked questions
What is the Straffic data breach?
In February 2020, Israeli marketing company Straffic exposed a database with 140GB of personal data . The publicly accessible Elasticsearch database contained over 300M rows with 49M unique email addresses. Exposed data also included names, phone numbers,...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 48,580,249 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Genders, Names, 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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