[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2mij04snv7ow7":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"publishedAt":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":14,"source":15,"sourceUrl":16,"sourceUrls":17,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":12,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":21,"availableLocales":22,"translations":24,"severity":27,"dataClasses":28,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoDescription":36,"logoUrl":37,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":38,"isSpamList":38,"isMalware":38,"company":39},"6a452308a20f867c8ba8e733","figure","Figure Data Breach","figure.com","2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z","2026-02-18T01:11:11.000Z",null,"2026-07-03T09:39:27.219Z","2026-07-19T00:02:52.393Z","Third party breach","https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F13\u002Ffintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach\u002F",[16],967178,"known","unknown","en",[21,23],"tr",{"en":25,"tr":26},{"slug":7},{"slug":7},"High",[29,30,31,32,33],"Dates of birth","Email addresses","Names","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","\u003Cp>The Figure data breach came to attention when records belonging to the Figure platform, which operates in the financial technology and credit services sector, from January 2026 were published unauthorizedly in February 2026. The verified scope is 967,178 unique email addresses. The dataset included fields directly linkable to individuals, such as full name, email address, phone number, physical address, and date of birth. The company confirmed the incident and stated that access was obtained as a result of an employee being convinced through social engineering. Therefore, unlike a classic password leak, the incident should be assessed with authentication and fraud risks that could target financial service customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Figure registration is particularly important for people interested in credit, financing, investment, or digital financial services. Verified data fields do not include passwords, payment card numbers, bank accounts, customer funds, social security numbers, or credit scores. Nevertheless, having fields such as name, address, phone number, and date of birth in the same file can allow attackers to create searches, messages, and account verification scenarios that appear personalized. The correct use of such details in communications coming under a financial institution's name can cause the user to believe the message is genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data confirmed in this breach are full name, email address, phone number, physical address, and date of birth. These fields alone may not pose as direct an account access risk as a password; however, when considered together, they create a strong profile for identity matching and targeted social engineering. The email address can be misused to contact the user, the phone number for calls or SMS campaigns, and the physical address to give the impression of a genuine customer relationship. The date of birth can also contribute to guessing call center-style identity verification questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Figure incident, because the password or payment card field was not verified, the main axis of risk is more about authentication, fake support calls, and financial decision manipulation rather than account takeover. Attackers can reach a person under the pretense of a credit application, account review, payment plan, identity verification, or document update. Someone who knows the user's name, address, and phone number can act like a real company representative. Therefore, the incident requires high caution even if there is no direct entry information for financial accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The number of unique emails verified in the record is monitored as 967,178. The date of the incident is January 28, 2026, while the public disclosure of the records is the February 2026 period. The data is associated with the Figure platform, and the company has admitted that access was obtained through social engineering. This distinction is important because the risk observed on the user side is related not only to a technical vulnerability but also to the potential manipulation of internal access processes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fields verified in this record are limited to personal communication and identity information. Password, password hash value, payment card details, bank account, credit report, credit score, official identification document, customer funds, or transaction balance are not among the verified data classes. Users should act with this limitation in mind: there is no need to panic as if missing fields existed, but it should not be forgotten that the combination of name, address, phone number, and date of birth can be a strong persuasion factor in financial fraud attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The group at highest risk consists of individuals who have interacted with credit, financing, housing-related financial products, or digital financial services through Figure. Even users who have used the platform only to obtain information may have shared their email, phone, and address information. Additionally, people actively seeking financial services may respond more quickly to messages such as fake credit approval, account security, missing documents, interest rate changes, or payment plan updates.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For users with a phone number and date of birth, the risk goes beyond the classic phishing messages that arrive in the email inbox. Contacts via voice calls, text messages, and messaging apps can appear more convincing. People who use the same phone number for accounts like banks, credit cards, investments, cryptocurrencies, insurance, and e-government should be especially careful. The addition of address information also makes it easier for attackers to create scenarios appropriate to the user's living area or delivery history.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If you have an account associated with Figure, first check the account's login history and security settings. Even if this record does not include fields where the password has been verified, two-factor authentication should be enabled on financial accounts that use the same email address. Since your email account functions as a password reset hub for financial services, it is critical to use a strong and unique password here. If you see an unknown device, an unexpected password reset notification, or an application that does not belong to you, contact the official support channel of the relevant institution directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Do not follow requests for credit, account verification, document updates, payment plans, or security checks received via phone or email through the provided link. Instead of clicking the link in the message, log in by typing the institution's domain into your browser yourself or use the official registered application. Even if the caller knows your name, address, or date of birth, this alone is not proof of reliability. All requests for financial transactions, identity photos, one-time codes, passwords, or payments must be verified through a separate channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The incident illustrates that the risk of social engineering in financial services can target not only users but also employees. For long-term protection on the user side, each financial account should have a unique password, strong two-factor authentication, and regular session monitoring as basic habits. Since email addresses and phone numbers are used unchanged for years, once this information is published, it can be reused repeatedly in different campaigns. Therefore, suspicious communications should be taken seriously not only during the period when the incident occurred but also in the following years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the corporate side, financial technology companies need to limit employee access according to the principle of least privilege, instantly monitor unusual data access, and use additional verification steps against social engineering attempts. Customer data depends on the financial trust relationship; therefore, fields such as name, address, phone number, and date of birth have high protection expectations even if they do not directly contain payment information. Transparent communication after an incident, clearly stating the scope, and providing customers with actionable security steps are important for risk mitigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If your email address appears in this record, check your past interactions with Figure or related financial services. If you have an account, review your security settings, enable two-factor authentication, and strengthen the protection of your email account. Enable notification settings on financial platforms you use with the same phone number and email. If you receive an unexpected credit application, address change, document request, or account security message, use the official channels of the institution instead of the links in the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A data breach is an event that carries financial identity risk, even if the verified data fields are limited. The absence of a password or payment card is a significant boundary for the user; however, a combination of name, address, phone number, and date of birth can help attackers prepare convincing conversations. The most accurate approach is to use strong verification on all financial accounts, never share one-time codes with anyone, halt urgent requests and verify them through a separate channel, and keep in mind that personal information can be reused over time in different fraud attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>","Figure Data Breach (967.2 Thousand Reported Records)","Figure Data Breach. 967.2 Thousand reported records are reported. Reported data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Ffigure_com.webp",false,{"name":40,"sector":41,"country":42,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":43,"websiteStatus":43,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"Figure","Financial Technology","United States",""]