Breach Database / Hot Topic
Yes — Hot Topic was breached.
- 56.9 million accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2024-10-19 · hottopic.com
- Verified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
In October 2024, retailer Hot Topic suffered a data breach that exposed 57 million unique email addresses. The impacted data also included physical addresses, phone numbers, purchases, genders, dates of birth and partial credit data containing card type, expiry and last 4 digits.
What data was exposed
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Names
- Partial credit card data
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
- Purchases
- Salutations
What to do right now
- Watch your card and bank statements. Set up transaction alerts, and consider a card freeze or replacement if the exposure included full card numbers.
- Be alert for smishing and SIM-swap attempts. Treat unexpected texts and "carrier" calls with suspicion; add a PIN/port-freeze with your mobile carrier.
- Watch for targeted phishing mail. A leaked home address makes postal and doorstep scams more convincing.
- Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
- Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
- Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.
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