DC Health Link
HIGH RISKData breach — March 2023
In March 2023, DC Health Link discovered a data breach that was later publicly posted to a popular data breach forum. The impacted data included 48k unique email addresses alongside names, genders, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers.and "IntelBroker".
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What happened in the DC Health Link data breach?
In March 2023, DC Health Link discovered a data breach that was later publicly posted to a popular data breach forum. The impacted data included 48k unique email addresses alongside names, genders, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers.and "IntelBroker".
The exposed data included 11 types of personal information. Social Security numbers were compromised, creating a long-term risk of identity theft. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was DC Health Link hacked?
Yes. DC Health Link was breached in March 2023. The breach exposed 48,145 records including citizenship statuses, dates of birth, email addresses. 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 DC Health Link breach so dangerous?
The DC Health Link breach exposed 48,145 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of citizenship statuses, dates of birth, email addresses makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Don't wait to find out — check if your email was exposed in this breach now.
What data was stolen in the DC Health Link breach?
Citizenship statuses — reveals your approximate location and internet provider
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
Employers — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Ethnicities — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Genders — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Purchases — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Social security numbers — enables full identity theft including fraudulent credit applications
Is the DC Health Link breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the DC Health Link 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 2023 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 DC Health Link 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 DC Health Link breach
Approximately 48,145 user records were exposed in the DC Health Link breach in March 2023.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your DC Health Link password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your DC Health Link password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the DC Health Link breach?
The DC Health Link data breach affected approximately 48,145 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with DC Health Link 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 DC Health Link breach
Change your DC Health Link password immediately
Go to DC Health Link 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 DC Health Link and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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