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January 12, 2021 Verified Sensitive Record Firearms Retail

Guns.com Data Breach

The 2020–2021 Guns.com data event has two distinct evidence layers. The company's January 13, 2021 letter describes a January 11 denial-of-service attack that lasted under ten minutes and showed no…

375.9 Thousand
Reported Records
10
Data Types
High
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

10
Names
Email addresses
Phone numbers
Physical addresses
Dates of birth
Firearm purchases
Partial card data
Bcrypt customer password hashes
Broader-file bank information
Separate plaintext administrator credentials

Additional Information

Added DateJanuary 13, 2022
Breach DateJanuary 12, 2021
Domainguns.com
SourceThird party breach
Last Content UpdateJuly 29, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameGuns.com
SectorFirearms Retail
CountryUnited States
Websiteguns.com

Risk Level

High

The reported impact exceeds 100 thousand and falls within the high severity band.

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