[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fpwb6kfna1udj":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":22,"dataClasses":23,"description":30,"seoTitle":31,"seoTitleEn":32,"seoDescription":31,"seoDescriptionEn":33,"logoUrl":34,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":35,"isSpamList":35,"isMalware":35,"company":36},"68e3266eda11adda488252b6","Money Bookers","Money Bookers Data Breach","money-bookers","moneybookers.com","2009-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","2015-11-30T09:21:55.000Z","2026-07-19T00:13:37.276Z","E-wallet service data breach","https:\u002F\u002Ffind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\u002Fcompany\u002F04260907",[15,17],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fthomasbrewster\u002F2015\u002F11\u002F30\u002Fpaysafe-optimal-neteller-moneybookers-gambling-cyberattacks-data-breach\u002F",4483605,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[24,25,26,27,28,29],"Dates of birth","Email addresses","IP addresses","Names","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","\u003Cp>The Money Bookers data breach is a verified security incident from the former brand era of the digital wallet and online payment service now known as Skrill. The incident dates back to 2009, while the breach was detected in 2015. The record covers 4,483,605 customers and includes personal data such as date of birth, email address, IP address, full name, phone number, and physical address. As the password or payment card field is not among the verified data types in this record, the disclosure is limited accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Due to the nature of the Money Bookers payment service, this breach should not be seen solely as a risk to contact information. When date of birth, address, phone, and email information are found together, a strong profile can be formed for bypassing identity verification questions, fraudulent customer service calls, finance-themed phishing, and targeted fraud attempts. Therefore, even if the record is not marked as sensitive, the financial sector context requires careful account monitoring and long-term surveillance for the affected individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data verified in this record are birth dates, email addresses, IP addresses, full name information, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Email addresses and phone numbers can be used to contact the user directly. Full name and physical address can make messages carrying fake invoices, fake deliveries, payment account verification pretenses, or customer support impersonation more convincing. Birth date, on the other hand, poses a separate risk in account recovery questions, customer verification processes, and profile matching attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The IP address provides the user with an additional clue about their previous session context and, when combined with other data fields, increases the risk of regional targeting. Since the password or payment card field is not verified in this record, changing the password alone is not considered an adequate control; the main risk is that the combination of personal data can be used for fraud and social engineering. Links received under the name of financial services, unexpected account review requests, and authentication calls should be handled with caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Email and phone information increases the risk of targeted messages and calls.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Full name, date of birth, and address together increase the risk of identity impersonation.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The IP address may provide additional signals about the old account access context.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Fake support and account verification attempts with a finance theme may be more convincing.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The Money Bookers record is an incident dating back to 2009, limited to 4,483,605 affected customers and six verified data classes. The record is associated with the former Money Bookers brand; the fact that the service was later referred to as Skrill requires the incident to be considered in the context of today's brand, but does not change the date of the breach. This distinction is specifically maintained to prevent the date visible to users from shifting to the 2015 announcement period or the current company name.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this record, password, security question, account balance, transaction history, payment card, bank account, or document number were not added as a verified data class. Since there may be separate incidents related to different payment services during the same period, the Money Bookers record was not merged with another brand or another breach. The duplication check was carried out based on name, domain, number of records, date, data classes, and the old-new brand relationship of the service. Therefore, the record only represents the scope of verified customer data associated with the moneybookers.com domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The priority risk group consists of individuals who had a Money Bookers account before 2009 or during 2009 and later used the same contact information in Skrill, Paysafe, bank, payment, e-commerce, or gaming accounts.Since many users retain the same phone number and email address in financial services for a long time, old data can be used to target current accounts even years later. If the date of birth and address information have not changed, the risk becomes even more persistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Freelancers, those engaged in online sales, users receiving payments from abroad, people using digital wallets on gaming or betting platforms, and customers using international money transfer services should be particularly careful. On the corporate side, if employees’ email addresses used for personal payment services intersect with work addresses, risks such as fake invoices, payment requests, and supplier impersonation may arise. Even if the record does not contain a password, the consequences should not be underestimated due to the high social engineering impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Individual payment users with an old Money Bookers account\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>People who maintain the same phone and email information on financial accounts\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Customers using overseas payment, digital wallet, or e-commerce account\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Employees who use similar contact information in business and personal payment accounts\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In this record, the user who sees the result should first check the Money Bookers or Skrill history and determine which financial accounts the same email and phone information have been used in. The session history, registered devices, and recent transaction alerts should be examined in email accounts, digital wallets, bank accounts, payment instruments, shopping accounts, and international money transfer accounts. Messages carrying unexpected account verification notices, fake support calls, and urgent payment requests should be evaluated with additional suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if the password field has not been verified, unique passwords and multi-factor authentication should be used for critical accounts. One-time codes sent via phone number should not be shared with anyone, and links from callers claiming to be financial service representatives should not be opened. Since address and date of birth information may be leaked, identity verification questions can become easily guessable; additional verification methods should be selected where possible, and account recovery information should be kept up to date.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Check financial accounts opened with email, phone, and address information.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Enable multi-factor authentication on critical accounts.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Verify the code received by phone, connection, and account verification requests through an independent channel.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Archive suspicious payment, delivery, or customer support messages and report them to the service provider.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In older financial service breaches such as Money Bookers, the risk does not completely disappear over time. Email, phone, address, and date of birth are permanent data fields; this information can be reused in different fraud scenarios years later. Keeping transaction notifications active on users' financial accounts, removing unrecognized devices, regularly reviewing contact information, and opting for app-based verification where available provide long-term protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For institutions, this record also indicates that employees' personal financial data may affect business processes. A second approval process is required in accounting, payment, purchasing, and customer service teams against messages that come with fake payment requests, invoice changes, and identity verification excuses. Employee awareness, secure password management, email security checks, and training on risky links are particularly effective in finance-themed social engineering attempts. Continuous monitoring is important because old data can gain value again in new attack scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>A user who sees a Money Bookers result on LeakData.io should match the email address and other contact traces shown in the record with their own account history. The result does not imply that the person currently has an active Money Bookers account; it indicates that customer information from the 2009 period was later exposed. Therefore, the most accurate approach is not only to try to recall the old service name but also to review all financial accounts associated with the same email, phone, and address information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since this record has been verified, users should take the result seriously. However, one should not go beyond verified data classes; instead of acting as if a password, payment card, or bank account has been leaked, the focus should be on the social engineering risk supported by personal data. When account notifications are enabled, multi-factor authentication is used, and suspicious communication requests are confirmed through an independent channel, the current impact of the Money Bookers breach can be significantly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Money Bookers Data Breach (4.5 Million Reported Records)","Money Bookers Data Breach. 4.5 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses. Review the scope, risks…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmoneybookers_com.webp",false,{"name":37,"sector":38,"country":39,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":31,"websiteStatus":31,"websiteCheckedAt":20},"Money Bookers \u002F Skrill","Digital wallet \u002F online payments","United Kingdom"]