ClearVoice Surveys
HIGH RISKData breach — August 2015
In April 2021, the market research surveys company ClearVoice Surveys had a publicly facing database backup from 2015 taken and redistributed on a popular hacking forum. The data included 15M unique email addresses across more than 17M rows of data that also included names, physical and IP addresses, genders, dates of birth and plain text passwords. ClearVoice Surveys advised they were aware of the breach and confirmed its authenticity.
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What happened in the ClearVoice Surveys data breach?
In April 2021, the market research surveys company ClearVoice Surveys had a publicly facing database backup from 2015 taken and redistributed on a popular hacking forum. The data included 15M unique email addresses across more than 17M rows of data that also included names, physical and IP addresses, genders, dates of birth and plain text passwords. ClearVoice Surveys advised they were aware of the breach and confirmed its authenticity.
The exposed data included 8 types of personal information. Because passwords were exposed, users who reused their password on other sites are at particular risk. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was ClearVoice Surveys hacked?
Yes. ClearVoice Surveys was breached in August 2015. The breach exposed 15,074,786 records including dates of birth, email addresses, genders. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the ClearVoice Surveys breach so dangerous?
The ClearVoice Surveys breach exposed 15,074,786 records — that is 15.1M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of dates of birth, email addresses, genders makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your ClearVoice Surveys password against hundreds of other websites. If you reused your password anywhere, those accounts are now at risk. Read more about what happens to your data after a breach.
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What data was stolen in the ClearVoice Surveys breach?
Dates of birth — used to verify identity for account takeover and fraud
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Genders — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
IP addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Passwords — can be used to access your accounts directly or cracked to reveal your actual password
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Is the ClearVoice Surveys breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the ClearVoice Surveys breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2015 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your ClearVoice Surveys password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the ClearVoice Surveys breach
Approximately 15,074,786 user records were exposed in the ClearVoice Surveys breach in August 2015.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your ClearVoice Surveys password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Who was affected by the ClearVoice Surveys breach?
The ClearVoice Surveys data breach affected approximately 15,074,786 users who had accounts with the service. With 15.1M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with ClearVoice Surveys or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the ClearVoice Surveys breach
Change your ClearVoice Surveys password immediately
Go to ClearVoice Surveys and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on ClearVoice Surveys and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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