[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2r5t3lksc1t9u":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":30,"seoTitle":15,"seoTitleEn":31,"seoDescription":15,"seoDescriptionEn":32,"logoUrl":33,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":34,"isMalware":34,"company":35},"68e3266eda11adda48825435","zacks2024","Zacks (2024) Data Breach","zacks-2024","zacks.com","2024-06-22T00:00:00.000Z","2025-02-12T23:19:43.000Z","2026-07-19T00:02:01.405Z","Third party breach","",[],11994223,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[23,24,25,26,27,28,29],"Email addresses","IP addresses","Names","Passwords","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","Usernames","\u003Cp>The Zacks (2024) data breach is a security incident recorded in June 2024 that affected approximately 11.99 million accounts. In the 2024 data set associated with the investment research company, account, contact, IP, address, and password fields were exposed. This statement has been prepared to clarify which user data may be at risk and what steps should be taken first.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the context of investment research, physical address, phone, IP, and password fields increase the risk of financial social engineering. The text only uses data classes that can be verified; unverified password, payment, identity, or technical claims are not added as a data field. Similarly named events and different years of the same brand are not confused with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data listed in this incident are: email addresses, IP addresses, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, and usernames. Account data associated with investment interest may be used in fake portfolio alerts, market reports, or account verification messages. The presence of these fields together can facilitate attackers in preparing fake account notifications, fraud, identity matching, or targeted social engineering attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is understood that passwords are associated with unsalted SHA-256 hash values; this poses a significant risk for weak passwords. If there is no password, the risk is not completely eliminated; an address, phone number, date of birth, device information, job profile, loyalty program, web activity, or purchase information can also be sufficient to target the user. If there is a password, it should be urgently checked whether the same password is repeated on other services.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The record covers approximately 11.99 million unique email addresses belonging to the 2024 data set associated with the domain zacks.com. The event is in the confirmed record class. The scope is determined by comparing domain, company context, country, industry, account count, and data classes. The fields shown to the user are limited to the fields listed in the record.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This record has been kept separate from the previous Zacks event and has been updated with the 2024 dataset coverage. In some events, company verification may be limited or the dataset may have been disseminated in third-party environments. In this case, the explanation focuses on areas that show the user's actual risk, without exaggerating uncertain points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Zacks users, individuals with an investment research account, and users who use the same password on finance or email accounts are at risk. The main risk for these users is that the leaked fields are matched with common information used on other platforms. If the same email, phone number, username, address, social profile, or password is repeated across different accounts, the attack surface increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The financial context can be misused in fake reports, investment recommendations, account lock messages, subscription, or payment messages. Gaming, retail, payment, social profile, travel, investment, airline, and health-wellness contexts generate different risks. The user should consider not only the list of domains but also which account or service those domains are associated with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Affected users should change their passwords and check the login history on their finance and email accounts. If a password or password-like field is listed, users should make changes on all accounts where they use the same or similar password, use a unique password, and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. The email account should also be secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If there are fields such as address, phone number, date of birth, device, business profile, purchase or loyalty program, users should check account recovery options, session history, forwarding rules, and suspicious messages. Verification and document requests received in the context of finance, payment, or airlines should be confirmed through a second channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Unique passwords, multi-factor authentication, and transaction alerts should always be enabled on investment and finance accounts. In the long term, a password manager, unique passwords, multi-factor authentication, closing old accounts, and deleting unnecessary profile fields are fundamental defenses. Since permanent personal data cannot be retrieved, user behavior and account settings should be strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Data minimization for institutions, the retention period of old customer records, forum and community account permissions, loyalty program fields, and incident reporting processes should be regularly audited. On the user side, not using the same identity information everywhere permanently reduces risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If the user matches this record, they should check all financial services where they use the same password alongside the Zacks account. If a match is seen, the user should read which data fields are listed and determine the order of actions accordingly. If there is a password, changing the password is a priority; if there is an address or phone number, a fraud alert is a priority; if there is finance or payment information, account monitoring is a priority; if there is a social profile, privacy control is a priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Final assessment: This record is a sensitive financial account incident because it contains IP, address, phone, and unsalted password hash values. The user should compare this record with their account history; they should separately check the services where they use the same email, phone number, username, address, or password. Any suspicious call, email, message, or account recovery notification should be considered higher risk after the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>","Zacks (2024) Data Breach (12 Million Reported Records)","Zacks (2024) Data Breach. 12 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, IP addresses, Names. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fzacks_com.webp",false,{"name":36,"sector":37,"country":38,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":15,"websiteStatus":15,"websiteCheckedAt":19},"Zacks","Investment Research \u002F Finance","United States"]