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ApexSMS data breach23.2M accounts compromised on 2019-04-15
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ApexSMS was the source of a data breach dated 2019-04-15, exposing 23,246,481 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | ApexSMS |
|---|---|
| Source Name | ApexSMS |
| Domain | — |
| Breach Date | 2019-04-15 |
| Added to HIBP | 2023-09-21 |
| Accounts Compromised | 23,246,481(23.2M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesGendersGeographic locationsIP addressesNamesPhone numbersTelecommunications carrier |
| Status | Verified by HIBP Spam list |
Description
In May 2019, news broke of a massive SMS spam operation known as "ApexSMS" which was discovered after a MongoDB instance of the same name was found exposed without a password. The incident leaked over 80M records with 23M unique email addresses alongside names, phone numbers and carriers, geographic locations (state and country), genders and IP addresses.
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