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ClixSense data breach2.4M accounts compromised on 2016-09-04
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ClixSense (clixsense.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2016-09-04, exposing 2,424,784 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 | ClixSense |
|---|---|
| Source Name | ClixSense |
| Domain | clixsense.com |
| Breach Date | 2016-09-04 |
| Added to HIBP | 2016-09-11 |
| Accounts Compromised | 2,424,784(2.4M) |
| Data Exposed | Account balancesDates of birthEmail addressesGendersIP addressesNamesPasswordsPayment historiesPayment methodsPhysical addressesUsernamesWebsite activity |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In September 2016, the paid-to-click site ClixSense suffered a data breach which exposed 2.4 million subscriber identities. The breached data was then posted online by the attackers who claimed it was a subset of a larger data breach totalling 6.6 million records. The leaked data was extensive and included names, physical, email and IP addresses, genders and birth dates, account balances and passwords stored as plain text.
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