Victory Phones
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesIP addressesNamesPhone 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 January 2017, the automated telephony services company Victory Phones left a Mongo DB database publicly facing without a password . Subsequently, 213GB of data was downloaded by an unauthorised party including names, addresses, phone numbers and over 166k unique email addresses.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Victory Phones data breach?
In January 2017, the automated telephony services company Victory Phones left a Mongo DB database publicly facing without a password . Subsequently, 213GB of data was downloaded by an unauthorised party including names, addresses, phone numbers and over 166k...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2017.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 166,046 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, 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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