Lookiero data breach: 5.0M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-08-30
In August 2024, a data breach from the online styling service Lookiero was posted to a popular hacking forum. Dating back to March 2024, the data included 5M unique email addresses, with many of the records also including name, phone number and physical address. When contacted about the incident, Lookiero advised that they would "look into it and get back to you if necessary". Exposed data: email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Mar 27, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 30, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Lookiero 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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