What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 4,441,940
- Breached
- September 4, 2016
- Last Update
- September 11, 2016
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What happened
In September 2016, the paid-to-click site ClixSense suffered a data breach which exposed 2.4 million subscriber identities. The breached data was then posted online by the attackers who claimed it was a subset of a larger data breach totalling 6.6 million records. The leaked data was extensive and included names, physical, email and IP addresses, genders and birth dates, account balances and passwords stored as plain text.
Compromised Info
- Account balances
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- IP addresses
- Names
- Passwords
- Payment histories
- Payment methods
- Physical addresses
- Usernames
- Website activity
Attestation
Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- Dehashed— linked via domain matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the ClixSense breach?
The ClixSense breach exposed: Account balances, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Payment histories, Payment methods, Physical addresses, Usernames, and Website activity.
When did the ClixSense breach happen?
The ClixSense breach was disclosed on September 4, 2016 and affected 4,441,940 records.
Am I affected by the ClixSense breach?
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