What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 242,715
- Breached
- October 21, 2018
- Last Update
- December 27, 2018
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What happened
In October 2018, the bullion education and dealer services site GoldSilver suffered a data breach that exposed 243k unique email addresses spanning customers and mailing list subscribers. An extensive amount of personal information on customers was obtained including names, addresses, phone numbers, purchases and passwords and answers to security questions stored as MD5 hashes. In a small number of cases, passport, social security numbers and partial credit card data was also exposed. The data breach and source code belonging to GoldSilver was publicly posted on a dark web service where it remained months later. When notified about the incident, GoldSilver advised that "all affected customers have been directly notified".
Compromised Info
- Bank account numbers
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Names
- Partial credit card data
- Passport numbers
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
- Purchases
- Security questions and answers
- Social security numbers
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
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the GoldSilver breach?
The GoldSilver breach exposed: Bank account numbers, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passport numbers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Security questions and answers, and Social security numbers.
When did the GoldSilver breach happen?
The GoldSilver breach was disclosed on October 21, 2018 and affected 242,715 records.
Am I affected by the GoldSilver breach?
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