Data breach

Wishbone (2020) data breach

9,705,172 accounts · breached January 27, 2020

What happened

In January 2020, the mobile app to "compare anything" Wishbone suffered another data breach which followed their breach from 2016. An extensive amount of personal information including almost 10M unique email addresses alongside names, phone numbers geographic locations and other personal attributes were leaked online and extensively redistributed. Passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes were also included in the breach.

Description by Have I Been Pwned

What data leaked

  • Auth tokens
  • Dates of birth
  • Email addresses
  • Genders
  • Geographic locations
  • IP addresses
  • Names
  • Passwords
  • Phone numbers
  • Profile photos
  • Social media profiles
  • Usernames

What to do if you had an account

  1. Change the password. Change your password on this service. If you used the same password anywhere else, change it there too: attackers try leaked email and password pairs on other sites automatically. A password manager makes one unique password per site practical.
  2. Turn on two-step sign-in. Enable two-factor authentication where the service offers it, preferably with an authenticator app or a passkey. A leaked password alone is then not enough to get in.
  3. Expect targeted phishing. Leaked contact details are used to write convincing fake messages that mention the breached company or your real name. Do not click links in unexpected emails or texts about this account; go to the site by typing its address.
  4. Watch for scam calls and SIM swaps. Be suspicious of calls and texts that claim to be from your bank or a courier. Ask your mobile operator for a port-out or SIM-change PIN if it offers one.
  5. Guard against identity fraud. Identity documents and dates of birth cannot be changed like a password. Consider a credit freeze or fraud alert where your country offers one, and be wary of anyone who 'verifies' you using those details.
  6. Sign out everywhere. Use the service's 'sign out of all devices' option so that stolen session tokens stop working, then sign in again.

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