Adapt data breach: 9.4M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-11-22
In November 2018, security researcher Bob Diachenko identified an unprotected database hosted by data aggregator "Adapt". A provider of "Fresh Quality Contacts", the service exposed over 9.3M unique records of individuals and employer information including their names, employers, job titles, contact information and data relating to the employer including organisation description, size and revenue. No response was received from Adapt when contacted. Exposed data: email addresses, employers, job titles, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, social media profiles. The breach dates from Nov 5, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 22, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a Adapt account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
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