Neteller data breach: 3.6M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2015-11-30
In May 2010, the e-wallet service known as Neteller suffered a data breach which exposed over 3.6M customers. The breach was not discovered until October 2015 and included names, email addresses, home addresses and account balances. Exposed data: account balances, dates of birth, email addresses, genders, ip addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, security questions and answers, website activity. The breach dates from May 17, 2010; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 30, 2015.
What to do
- If you had a Neteller 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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