River City Media Spam List
MEDIUM RISKData breach — January 2017
In January 2017, a massive trove of data from River City Media was found exposed online. The data was found to contain almost 1.4 billion records including email and IP addresses, names and physical addresses, all of which was used as part of an enormous spam operation. Once de-duplicated, there were 393 million unique email addresses within the exposed data.
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What happened in the River City Media Spam List data breach?
In January 2017, a massive trove of data from River City Media was found exposed online. The data was found to contain almost 1.4 billion records including email and IP addresses, names and physical addresses, all of which was used as part of an enormous spam operation. Once de-duplicated, there were 393 million unique email addresses within the exposed data.
The exposed data included 4 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was River City Media Spam List hacked?
Yes. River City Media Spam List was breached in January 2017. The breach exposed 393,430,309 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 River City Media Spam List breach so dangerous?
The River City Media Spam List breach exposed 393,430,309 records — that is 393.4M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. 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 River City Media Spam List 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
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Is the River City Media Spam List breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the River City Media Spam List 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 2017 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 River City Media Spam List 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 River City Media Spam List breach
Approximately 393,430,309 user records were exposed in the River City Media Spam List breach in January 2017.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your River City Media Spam List password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your River City Media Spam List 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 River City Media Spam List breach?
The River City Media Spam List data breach affected approximately 393,430,309 users who had accounts with the service. With 393.4M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with River City Media Spam List 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 River City Media Spam List breach
Change your River City Media Spam List password immediately
Go to River City Media Spam List and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
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