In April 2024, nearly 6 million records of Salvadoran citizens were published to a popular hacking forum. The data included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, physical addresses and nearly 1M unique email addresses. Further, over 5M corresponding profile photos were also included in the breach.
Quick answer — was Salvadoran Citizens breached?
Yes. Salvadoran Citizens was breached in April 2024, exposing 946,989 records including dates of birth, email addresses, government issued ids. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
In April 2024, nearly 6 million records of Salvadoran citizens were published to a popular hacking forum. The data included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, physical addresses and nearly 1M unique email addresses. Further, over 5M corresponding profile photos were also included in the breach.
The exposed data included 7 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
The Salvadoran Citizens breach exposed 946,989 records.
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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
Government issued IDs — enables full identity theft including fraudulent credit applications
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Phone numbers — enables SIM-swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Profile photos — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Yes. Stolen data from the Salvadoran Citizens breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2024 are still actively used in automated attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth does not expire. Even if you changed your Salvadoran Citizens password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Change your Salvadoran Citizens password immediately
Log into Salvadoran Citizens and change your password to something strong and unique — one you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you reused this password elsewhere, change it on every affected account. Attackers test stolen credentials against hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on Salvadoran Citizens and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot access the account without the second factor.
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