[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3kcz9xwfjstkt":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":13,"sourceUrl":14,"sourceUrls":15,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":22,"dataClasses":23,"description":28,"seoTitle":29,"seoTitleEn":30,"seoDescription":29,"seoDescriptionEn":31,"logoUrl":32,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":33,"isMalware":33,"company":34},"6a71ca43bfb16caf93ae9ba9","Freecycle2023","Freecycle 2023 Data Breach","freecycle-2023","freecycle.org","2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-04T11:17:23.506Z","The Freecycle Network official data-breach notice","https:\u002F\u002Ffreecycle.helpscoutdocs.com\u002Farticle\u002F319-data-breach-august-2023",[14,16,17],"https:\u002F\u002Fgrahamcluley.com\u002Ffreecycle-users-told-to-change-passwords-after-data-breach\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fcyberinsider.com\u002Fused-items-market-freecycle-suffers-data-breach-impacting-7-million\u002F",2508548,"known",null,"people","Critical",[24,25,26,27],"Usernames","User IDs","Email addresses","Password hashes","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The 2023 Freecycle data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> was a security incident affecting account information belonging to Freecycle.org members. The Freecycle Network said it became aware of the breach on August 30, 2023, and advised every member to change their password.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The exact date of unauthorized access has not been disclosed. The catalog therefore uses 2023 year precision; August 30 is the confirmed detection date.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What happened at Freecycle?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Freecycle's official notice says usernames, user IDs, email addresses, and passwords were involved. The organization said it closed the breach and notified the UK Information Commissioner's Office and the appropriate US authorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Independent reporting described the passwords as hashed and reported that a forum user had offered Freecycle data for sale before the public notice. Freecycle said no other personal information was compromised.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How many people were affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Freecycle has not published an exact unique affected-person total. A forum seller claimed that the dataset contained more than seven million user records, but the organization did not validate that figure as a count of affected people, so it is not used as the catalog total.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What should members do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Freecycle members should change their password and update any other account where the same password was reused. A unique password for every service and multi-factor authentication where available reduce the risk of credential-stuffing attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Members should also be alert to phishing and unsolicited email after the breach, verifying unexpected links and attachments through an official channel before opening them.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Freecycle 2023 Data Breach (2.5 Million People Affected)","The 2023 Freecycle breach exposed usernames, email addresses, and password hashes. Review the confirmed scope and practical safeguards.","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Ffreecycle-official.png",false,{"name":35,"sector":36,"country":37,"website":38,"websiteArchiveUrl":29,"websiteStatus":29,"websiteCheckedAt":20},"The Freecycle Network","Non-profit","United States","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freecycle.org\u002F"]