APOIA.se data breach: 450K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-02-16
In December 2025, a database of the Brazilian crowdfunding platform APOIA.se was posted to an online forum. In January 2026, the company confirmed it had suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 451k unique email addresses along with names and physical addresses. Exposed data: email addresses, names, physical addresses. The breach dates from Dec 16, 2025; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 16, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a APOIA.se 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.
Sources
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