Bell
Medium Impact•
3,634,094 records affected
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Dehashed
Description
In May 2017, Bell Canada experienced a significant data breach resulting in the exposure of millions of customer records. The breach compromised a wide range of data, including over 2 million unique email addresses, customer names, hashed passwords, IP addresses, and more comprehensive personal data of 162 Bell employees. Additionally, it included detailed survey data dating back to 2011 and 2012. The breach was accompanied by a message from the attackers threatening to release more data if their demands were not met, highlighting the expansive impact of this security incident on Bell's customer data.
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