Oxfam
HIGH RISKData breach — January 2021
In January 2021, Oxfam Australia was the victim of a data breach which exposed 1.8M unique email addresses of supporters of the charity. The data was put up for sale on a popular hacking forum and also included names, phone numbers, addresses, genders and dates of birth. A small number of people also had partial credit card data exposed (the first 6 and last 3 digits of the card, plus card type and expiry) and in some cases the bank name, account number and BSB were also exposed. The data was subsequently made freely available on the hacking forum later the following month.
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What happened in the Oxfam data breach?
In January 2021, Oxfam Australia was the victim of a data breach which exposed 1.8M unique email addresses of supporters of the charity. The data was put up for sale on a popular hacking forum and also included names, phone numbers, addresses, genders and dates of birth. A small number of people also had partial credit card data exposed (the first 6 and last 3 digits of the card, plus card type and expiry) and in some cases the bank name, account number and BSB were also exposed. The data was subsequently made freely available on the hacking forum later the following month.
The exposed data included 9 types of personal information. Financial data was included, making this breach especially dangerous for affected users. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Oxfam hacked?
Yes. Oxfam was breached in January 2021. The breach exposed 1,834,006 records including bank account numbers, 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 Oxfam breach so dangerous?
The Oxfam breach exposed 1,834,006 records — that is 1.8M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of bank account numbers, 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 Oxfam breach?
Bank account numbers — can be used for direct financial fraud and unauthorised transactions
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
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
Payment histories — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
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 Oxfam breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Oxfam 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 2021 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 Oxfam 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 Oxfam breach
Approximately 1,834,006 user records were exposed in the Oxfam breach in January 2021.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Oxfam password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Oxfam 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 Oxfam breach?
The Oxfam data breach affected approximately 1,834,006 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 Oxfam 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 Oxfam breach
Change your Oxfam password immediately
Go to Oxfam 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 Oxfam and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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