[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fmzdxd17lh94y":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":17,"affectedCount":17,"affectedCountStatus":18,"affectedCountLowerBound":19,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":21,"dataClasses":22,"description":27,"seoTitle":15,"seoTitleEn":28,"seoDescription":15,"seoDescriptionEn":29,"logoUrl":30,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":31,"isMalware":31,"company":32},"68e3266eda11adda4882535a","schenk-you","schenkYOU Data Breach","schenkyou","schenkyou.de","2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z","2024-12-19T13:26:26.000Z","2026-07-18T23:57:28.037Z","Third party breach","",[],237349,"known",null,"unknown","High",[23,24,25,26],"Dates of birth","Email addresses","Names","Passwords","\u003Cp>The schenkYOU data breach is a security incident recorded in August 2024, affecting approximately 237,000 accounts. Records belonging to the Germany-based gift shop brand included email addresses, names, dates of birth, and password hash values. This record addresses in a clear manner the number of affected accounts, the scope of the incident, which data fields were listed, and which steps users should prioritize.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Due to the nature of a retail account, the record contains fields related to customer communication, age information, and account access together. Only verifiable types of data have been used in the description; additional claims that cannot be verified or that could be confused with the same name are not displayed as data fields. This way, the user can clearly see both the severity of the incident and the applicable security steps for their personal account.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data listed in this incident are: birth dates, email addresses, names, and passwords. The birth date and name information, when combined with the email address, can strengthen personalized fraud attempts. Having these fields together may pose a higher risk than an email leak alone; because attackers can combine communication, identity, location, shopping, or account access signals belonging to the same person to create more convincing phishing attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It appears that the password field is in salted SHA-256 format; while this is better than a plain text password, the risk is not completely eliminated with weak or reused passwords. Users should particularly be cautious of fraud attempts that match passwords they use on different services with the same email address, phone numbers, and address information. Even if there is no password in the leak, fields such as email, phone, full name, or physical address are valuable in terms of targeted advertising, social engineering, fake notifications, and account recovery abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The record is associated with customer accounts belonging to the independent store infrastructure, and the number of affected unique emails is estimated to be approximately 237,000. Therefore, we are keeping the record limited to the available data fields without expanding it as a definitive company statement. The incident falls into the confirmed record category. The scope limit is important: unnecessary alarms are not given to users for data types not listed, but the combined impact of the listed fields should not be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fact that the store later closed its independent sales channel does not reduce the technical impact of the incident; leaked account data can still be misused later. In points where there is a possibility of duplicate or incorrect attribution, the title, domain name, country, and sector information have also been checked separately. Different platforms with similar names or different services operating in the same sector have not been merged under this record as if they were a single incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Customers who have opened a schenkYOU account, people who use the same password on other e-commerce sites, and users who can be targeted with birth date information are at risk. The most important risk for individuals in this group is that the leaked areas can be associated with daily account security. If a user uses the same email address for different shopping, gaming, community, dating, work, or financial services, attackers can use this information to prepare messages that appear to come from the real service.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The context of gifts and shopping can be used for fake order notifications, fake delivery warnings, or phishing attempts containing coupons. Email addresses with a corporate domain may also become targets for business account attacks. For individual users, fields such as phone number, address, date of birth, profile picture, purchase, or device information can lead to consequences such as account takeover, phishing, harassment, unauthorized tracking, and reputation risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Affected users should first change the password used on their schenkYOU account and all accounts where the same password is repeated. For records containing a password or password-like field, users should make changes on all accounts where they have used the same or similar password, use a strong and unique password, and enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. For records where a password is not listed, unexpected verification codes, links, and attachments received via email and phone should be evaluated more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In records containing address, date of birth, official identification, profile photo, or location information, users should update identity verification questions, review account recovery options, and monitor for fake profiles representing themselves. Corporate users should share with the security team whether these fields are being used for employee targeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In retail accounts, delivery, billing, and contact information accumulate over time, so old shopping accounts need to be regularly cleaned. In the long term, a unique password for each account, a password manager, multi-factor authentication, regular session checks, and closing old accounts form the basic security framework. The fact that an email address has appeared in different incidents before implies a risk accumulation that is not limited to a single registration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After such incidents, it may not be sufficient for users to only change the password on the relevant platform. If the same phone number, the same delivery address, the same username, or the same recovery email is used on other services as well, attackers can try different accounts based on these common points. Therefore, making an inventory of accounts and cleaning up old memberships provides a permanent defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>After the user checks whether their email address matches this incident, they should specifically review the login history and saved payment methods on their shopping accounts. This record is prepared to show the user directly which areas are at risk. If a match is observed, the first step is not to panic; it is to separate passwords, log out of sessions, review security notifications, and check for suspicious logins.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Final assessment: This record indicates account and identity verification risk in the context of the German gift shop; although the data fields appear limited, it is considered sensitive due to the combination of password and date of birth. The user should compare the list of fields on this page with their own account history and take immediate action on services where the same email-password pair is used. Suspicious messages, unexpected calls, or account recovery notifications should be addressed with higher priority following the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>","schenkYOU Data Breach (237.3 Thousand Reported Records)","schenkYOU Data Breach. 237.3 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names. 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