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Covve data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the February 2020 breach of Covve. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Covve data breach exposed 22,802,117 accounts from covve.com in February 2020. The data taken includes names, physical addresses, email addresses and phone numbers and 2 more kinds of data.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 15 May 2020, 3 months later. It is the 83rd largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Covve’s breach included 6 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Physical addressesUsed to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Phone numbersExpect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM.
Social media profilesA way to reach you with scams.
Job titlesPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.

What to do

  1. Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Covve among them, without showing the data.
  2. Distrust messages that mention Covve.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  3. Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 3 months later.
  • : the entry was last updated.

Similar breaches

Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:

See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “Covve”, Have I Been Pwned, added 15 May 2020. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.