Ask Ann Landers
Data Breach
annlanders.com/home75,458
Records Exposed
Apr 2019
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Oct 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In April 2019, a dataset was published on underground sources. Ask Ann Landers, a U.S.-based forums website where users posted questions seeking advice, experienced a data breach that affected 75,457 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Forums, Community
Indexed On
Oct 24, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Ask Ann Landers and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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