Catwatchful data breach: 61K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2025-07-03
In June 2025, spyware maker Catwatchful suffered a data breach that exposed over 60k customer records. The breach was due to a SQL injection vulnerability that enabled email addresses and plain text passwords to be extracted from the system. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords. The breach dates from Jun 9, 2025; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 3, 2025.
What to do
- If you had a Catwatchful 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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