2,231,118
Records Exposed
Sep 2024
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In May 2017, Bell Canada experienced a significant data breach, exposing millions of customer records. The attacker leaked the data online, accompanied by a message stating they were releasing "a significant portion of Bell.ca's data" due to Bell's failure to cooperate with their demands, and threatened to leak more. The breach compromised over 2 million unique email addresses and 153,000 survey results from 2011 and 2012. Additionally, 162 Bell employee records were exposed, containing more detailed personal information such as names, phone numbers, and plain text "passcodes." This breach followed a similar incident in 2014, which exposed 40,000 records. These recurring breaches highlight the need for stronger security measures to protect sensitive data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Canada
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Telecommunications
Indexed On
Sep 24, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Bell 2017 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.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- 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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