Paddy Power
MEDIUM RISKData breach — October 2010
In October 2010, the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power suffered a data breach that exposed 750,000 customer records with nearly 600,000 unique email addresses. The breach was not disclosed until July 2014 and contained extensive personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and plain text security questions and answers.
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What happened in the Paddy Power data breach?
In October 2010, the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power suffered a data breach that exposed 750,000 customer records with nearly 600,000 unique email addresses. The breach was not disclosed until July 2014 and contained extensive personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and plain text security questions and answers.
The exposed data included 10 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Paddy Power hacked?
Yes. Paddy Power was breached in October 2010. The breach exposed 590,954 records including account balances, 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 Paddy Power breach so dangerous?
The Paddy Power breach exposed 590,954 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of account balances, dates of birth, email addresses makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Paddy Power breach?
Account balances — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
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
Security questions and answers — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Usernames — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Website activity — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the Paddy Power breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Paddy Power 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 2010 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 Paddy Power 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 Paddy Power breach
Approximately 590,954 user records were exposed in the Paddy Power breach in October 2010.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Paddy Power password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Paddy Power 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 Paddy Power breach?
The Paddy Power data breach affected approximately 590,954 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 Paddy Power 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 Paddy Power breach
Change your Paddy Power password immediately
Go to Paddy Power 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 Paddy Power and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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