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August 19, 2020 Verified Sensitive Record Credit reporting

Experian (South Africa) Data Breach

Experian (South Africa) data breach is related to the fraudulent data request incident that Experian South Africa experienced in 2020 with a person pretending to be a legitimate customer.

1.3 Million
Reported Records
6
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
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Exposed Data Types

6
Email addresses
Employers
Government issued IDs
Names
Occupations
Phone numbers

Additional Information

Added DateSeptember 1, 2020
Breach DateAugust 19, 2020
Domainexperian.co.za
SourceFraudulent data inquiry
Last Content UpdateJuly 18, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameExperian South Africa
SectorCredit reporting
CountrySouth Africa
Websiteexperian.co.za

Risk Level

Critical

The reported impact exceeds 1 million and falls within the critical severity band.

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