Acuity
Critical Impact•
241,767,916 records affected
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Dehashed
Description
In 2019, Acuity, an insurance company, experienced a significant data breach that compromised a vast dataset containing detailed U.S. household and personal information. The breach exposed full names, addresses, phone numbers, and other demographic information of over 241 million individuals. The data, which also includes fields such as occupations and ethnicities, was later published on a public forum in 2021. This incident represents a major exposure of sensitive information, potentially impacting millions of individuals' privacy.
What to do if you're affected
- 1.Change your password immediately if you have an account with this service
- 2.Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible
- 3.Check if your email appears in the breach using Have I Been Pwned
- 4.Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- 5.Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords