Guns.com
Data Breach
guns.com352,989
Records Exposed
Jan 2021
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jan 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In January 2021, a data breach at the firearms website Guns.com compromised 376,000 unique email addresses, along with users' names, phone numbers, physical addresses, dates of birth, and passwords stored with bcrypt hashing. This incident highlights the crucial importance of maintaining high cybersecurity standards to protect sensitive personal and financial information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
bcrypt
Category
eCommerce
Indexed On
Jan 28, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Guns.com 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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