Salvadoran Citizens data breach: 946K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-04-10
In April 2024, nearly 6 million records of Salvadoran citizens were published to a popular hacking forum. The data included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, physical addresses and nearly 1M unique email addresses. Further, over 5M corresponding profile photos were also included in the breach. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, government issued ids, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, profile photos. The breach dates from Apr 2, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Apr 10, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Salvadoran Citizens 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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