FaceUP Data Breach
The FaceUP data breach affected approximately 87,633 user records on January 1, 2013. The recorded fields are dates of birth, email addresses, gender information, names, passwords, phone numbers, and usernames.
Exposed Data Types
7- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Names
- Passwords
- Phone numbers
- Usernames
About This Breach
Reused passwords create a direct account-takeover risk. Birth dates, names, phone numbers, and gender information can also make phishing messages more personal or support attempts against older account-recovery processes. Social profiles and recovery details should therefore be reviewed.
A match in the FaceUP record means that the queried email address or username corresponds to a listed field; it does not prove that the account was compromised today. Use a unique password, enable multi-factor authentication, and close sessions you do not recognize.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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