CastleRAT data breach
In November 2026, CastleRAT suffered a data breach that exposed email addresses and passwords. The breach affected 179,745 accounts. If you had an account there, change your password there, never reuse it anywhere else, and check your email address with the free scan.
- Breach date
- November 12, 2026
- Added to this tracker
- November 13, 2026
- Accounts affected
- 179,745
- Data exposed
- Email addresses and passwords
Was my information in the CastleRAT breach?
We cannot tell you that from this page. If you had an account with CastleRAT before November 2026, your information may have been included. The free Ghost Delete scan checks your email address against known data breaches, so run it to see whether your address shows up.
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What data was exposed?
In the CastleRAT breach, the exposed data was email addresses and passwords.
What should I do now?
- Change your password at CastleRAT right away, and anywhere else you reused it.
- Never reuse passwords: give every account a unique password.
- Watch for phishing emails and messages that use the exposed data to look convincing, and go to the site directly instead of clicking links.
- Run the free breach scan to check your email address against other breaches.
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