Mastercard Priceless Specials
MEDIUM RISKData breach — August 2019
In August 2019, the German Mastercard bonus program "Priceless Specials" suffered a data breach. Personal data on almost 90k program members was subsequently extensively circulated online and included names, email and IP addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card data. Following the incident, the program was subsequently suspended.
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What happened in the Mastercard Priceless Specials data breach?
In August 2019, the German Mastercard bonus program "Priceless Specials" suffered a data breach. Personal data on almost 90k program members was subsequently extensively circulated online and included names, email and IP addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card data. Following the incident, the program was subsequently suspended.
The exposed data included 6 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Mastercard Priceless Specials hacked?
Yes. Mastercard Priceless Specials was breached in August 2019. The breach exposed 89,388 records including email addresses, ip addresses, names. 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials breach so dangerous?
The Mastercard Priceless Specials breach exposed 89,388 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of email addresses, ip addresses, names makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Mastercard Priceless Specials breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
IP addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Partial credit card data — can be used for direct financial fraud and unauthorised transactions
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Salutations — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the Mastercard Priceless Specials breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Mastercard Priceless Specials 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 2019 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials breach
Approximately 89,388 user records were exposed in the Mastercard Priceless Specials breach in August 2019.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Mastercard Priceless Specials password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Mastercard Priceless Specials 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials breach?
The Mastercard Priceless Specials data breach affected approximately 89,388 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials breach
Change your Mastercard Priceless Specials password immediately
Go to Mastercard Priceless Specials 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 Mastercard Priceless Specials and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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