verified2020-08-19
Experian (South Africa)Experian (South Africa) breach
1,284,637 records compromised
Records
1.28M
Breach date
2020-08-19
Data classes
6
Description
In August 2020, Experian South Africa suffered a data breach which exposed the personal information of tens of millions of individuals. Only 1.3M of the records contained email addresses, whilst most contained government issued identity numbers, names, addresses, occupations and employers, amongst other person information.
Compromised data classes· 6
Email addressesEmployersGovernment issued IDsNamesOccupationsPhone numbers
Related by meaning· 6
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