StreetEasy
What was exposed
Email addressesNamesPasswordsUsernames
What to do if you were 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.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In approximately June 2016, the real estate website StreetEasy suffered a data breach . In total, 988k unique email addresses were included in the breach alongside names, usernames and SHA-1 hashes of passwords, all of which appeared for sale on a dark web marketplace in February 2019.
Frequently asked questions
What is the StreetEasy data breach?
In approximately June 2016, the real estate website StreetEasy suffered a data breach . In total, 988k unique email addresses were included in the breach alongside names, usernames and SHA-1 hashes of passwords, all of which appeared for sale on a dark web...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 988,230 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Names, Passwords and Usernames.
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. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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