Experian (South Africa) data breach
In August 2020, Experian (South Africa) suffered a data breach that exposed email addresses, employers, government issued ids, names, occupations, and phone numbers. The breach affected 1,284,637 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
- August 19, 2020
- Added to this tracker
- September 1, 2020
- Accounts affected
- 1,284,637
- Data exposed
- Email addresses, employers, government issued ids, names, occupations, and phone numbers
Was my information in the Experian (South Africa) breach?
We cannot tell you that from this page. If you had an account with Experian (South Africa) before August 2020, 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 Experian (South Africa) breach, the exposed data was email addresses, employers, government issued ids, names, occupations, and phone numbers.
What should I do now?
- Change your password at Experian (South Africa) 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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