Grateful Hearts
Data Breach
grateful-heart.org61,187
Records Exposed
Feb 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In February 2018, Grateful Hearts, a now-defunct community-service initiative focused on promoting gratitude and compassion, inspired by experiences in South Africa, suffered a data breach that affected 61,187 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. Storing passwords in plaintext is a critical security flaw—organizations must use secure hashing methods and encryption to safeguard user data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
South Africa
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Community
Indexed On
Jul 25, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Grateful Hearts 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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