Wishbone (2016)
What was exposed
Auth tokensDates of birthEmail addressesGendersNamesPhone numbersUsernames
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 August 2016, the mobile app to "compare anything" known as Wishbone suffered a data breach . The data contained 9.4 million records with 2.2 million unique email addresses and was allegedly a subset of the complete data set. The exposed data included genders, birthdates, email addresses and phone numbers for an audience predominantly composed of teenagers and young adults.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Wishbone (2016) data breach?
In August 2016, the mobile app to "compare anything" known as Wishbone suffered a data breach . The data contained 9.4 million records with 2.2 million unique email addresses and was allegedly a subset of the complete data set. The exposed data included...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around August 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 2,247,314 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Auth tokens, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers and Usernames.
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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