In mid-2016, the telephone and address directory service Whitepages was among a raft of sites that were breached and their data then sold in early-2019. The data included over 11 million unique email addresses alongside names and passwords stored as either a SHA-1 or bcrypt hash.
Quick answer — was Whitepages breached?
Yes. Whitepages was breached in June 2016, exposing 11,657,763 records including email addresses, names, passwords. 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 mid-2016, the telephone and address directory service Whitepages was among a raft of sites that were breached and their data then sold in early-2019. The data included over 11 million unique email addresses alongside names and passwords stored as either a SHA-1 or bcrypt hash.
The exposed data included 3 types of personal information. Because passwords were exposed, users who reused their password on other sites are at particular risk. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
The Whitepages breach exposed 11,657,763 records — 11.7M people whose personal data is now circulating in criminal markets.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your Whitepages credentials against hundreds of other websites. Read more about what happens to your data after a breach.
Don't wait to find out — check if your email was exposed in this breach.
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Passwords — can be used to access your accounts directly or cracked to reveal your actual password
Yes. Stolen data from the Whitepages breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2016 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 Whitepages 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 Whitepages password immediately
Log into Whitepages 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 Whitepages and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot access the account without the second factor.
Check your other accounts for this breach
Run a full email scan to see every breach your address appears in — not just this one.
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