Avito data breach: 2.7M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-11-14
In November 2022, the Moroccan e-commerce service Avito suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 2.7M customers. The data included name, email, phone, IP address and geographic location. Exposed data: email addresses, geographic locations, ip addresses, names, phone numbers. The breach dates from Nov 18, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 14, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a Avito 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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