Lexipol data breach: 672K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2025-03-19
In February 2025, the public safety policy management systems company Lexipol suffered a data breach. Attributed to the self-proclaimed "Puppygirl Hacker Polycule", the breach exposed an extensive number of documents and user records which were subsequently published publicly. The breach included over 670k unique email addresses in the user records, along with names, phone numbers, system-generated usernames and passwords stored as either MD5 or SHA-256 hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, phone numbers, usernames. The breach dates from Feb 11, 2025; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 19, 2025.
What to do
- If you had a Lexipol 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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