Public Citizen

Data Breach

www.citizen.org

53,150

Records Exposed

Mar 2022

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Feb 2025

Added to Database

About This Breach

Around March 2022, the American nonprofit consumer advocacy organization PublicCitizen (citizen.org) experienced a data breach due to an SQL Injection vulnerability. The exposed data included email addresses, full names, home addresses, and IP addresses, impacting a total of 53,200 users. This incident highlights the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, including secure coding practices, to prevent vulnerabilities that can lead to data breaches.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address First Name Last Name IP Address

Country

United States

Language

English

Password Storage

No Passwords

What Should You Do?

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