ai.type data breach: 20.6M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-12-08
In December 2017, the virtual keyboard application ai.type was found to have left a huge amount of data publicly facing in an unsecured MongoDB instance. Discovered by researchers at The Kromtech Security Center, the 577GB data set included extensive personal information including over 20 million unique email addresses, social media profiles and address book contacts. The email addresses alone were provided to HIBP to enable impacted users to assess their exposure. Exposed data: address book contacts, apps installed on devices, cellular network names, dates of birth, device information, email addresses, genders, geographic locations, imei numbers, imsi numbers, ip addresses, names, phone numbers, profile photos, social media profiles. The breach dates from Dec 5, 2017; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Dec 8, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a ai.type 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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