Money Bookers
MEDIUM RISKData breach — January 2009
Sometime in 2009, the e-wallet service known as Money Bookers suffered a data breach which exposed almost 4.5M customers. Now called Skrill, the breach was not discovered until October 2015 and included names, email addresses, home addresses and IP addresses.
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What happened in the Money Bookers data breach?
Sometime in 2009, the e-wallet service known as Money Bookers suffered a data breach which exposed almost 4.5M customers. Now called Skrill, the breach was not discovered until October 2015 and included names, email addresses, home addresses and IP addresses.
The exposed data included 6 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Money Bookers hacked?
Yes. Money Bookers was breached in January 2009. The breach exposed 4,483,605 records including dates of birth, email addresses, ip 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 Money Bookers breach so dangerous?
The Money Bookers breach exposed 4,483,605 records — that is 4.5M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Money Bookers 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
IP addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
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
Is the Money Bookers breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Money Bookers 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 2009 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 Money Bookers 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 Money Bookers breach
Approximately 4,483,605 user records were exposed in the Money Bookers breach in January 2009.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Money Bookers password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Money Bookers 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 Money Bookers breach?
The Money Bookers data breach affected approximately 4,483,605 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 Money Bookers 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 Money Bookers breach
Change your Money Bookers password immediately
Go to Money Bookers 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 Money Bookers and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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