YouNow
What was exposed
Email addressesIP addressesNamesSocial media profilesUsernames
What to do if you were affected
- 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 February 2019, data from the live broadcasting service YouNow appeared for sale on a dark web marketplace . Whilst it's not clear what date the actual breach occurred on, the impacted data included 18M unique email addresses, IP addresses, names, usernames and links to social media profiles. As authentication is performed via social providers, no passwords were exposed in the breach. Many records didn't have associated email addresses thus the unique number is lower than the reported total number of accounts.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouNow data breach?
In February 2019, data from the live broadcasting service YouNow appeared for sale on a dark web marketplace . Whilst it's not clear what date the actual breach occurred on, the impacted data included 18M unique email addresses, IP addresses, names, usernames...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2019.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 18,241,518 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Social media profiles 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. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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