Experian (South Africa)
What Happened
In August 2020, Experian South Africa suffered a data breach which exposed the personal information of tens of millions of individuals. Only 1.3M of the records contained email addresses, whilst most contained government issued identity numbers, names, addresses, occupations and employers, amongst other person information.
Compromised Data
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Affected Accounts:
1.3 million
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Breach Occurred:
August 2020
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Added to HIBP:
1 Sep 2020
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Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your Experian (South Africa) password since 2020, do so immediately.
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