Whitepages
What was exposed
Email addressesNamesPasswords
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 mid-2016, the telephone and address directory service Whitepages was among a raft of sites that were breached and their data then sold in early-2019 . The data included over 11 million unique email addresses alongside names and passwords stored as either a SHA-1 or bcrypt hash.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Whitepages data breach?
In mid-2016, the telephone and address directory service Whitepages was among a raft of sites that were breached and their data then sold in early-2019 . The data included over 11 million unique email addresses alongside names and passwords stored as either a...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 11,657,763 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Names and Passwords.
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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