Rightbiz data breach: 65K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-08-10
In June 2023, data belonging to the "UK's No.1 Business Marketplace" Rightbiz appeared on a popular hacking forum. Comprising of more than 18M rows of data, the breach included 65k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical address. Rightbiz didn't respond to mulitple attempts to disclose the incident./a. Exposed data: email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Jul 9, 2023; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 10, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a Rightbiz 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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