15,000,495
Records Exposed
Aug 2015
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In April 2021, the market research company ClearVoice Surveys suffered a data breach when a publicly accessible database backup from 2015 was taken and redistributed on a popular hacking forum. The breach exposed over 15 million records, which included emails, names, physical and IP addresses, genders, dates of birth, and plain text passwords. This incident underscores the importance of properly securing backup data to prevent unauthorized access and protect sensitive information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Sep 10, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on ClearVoice Surveys 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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