Ledger data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the June 2020 breach of Ledger. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Ledger data breach exposed 1,075,241 accounts from ledger.com in June 2020. The data taken includes names, physical addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 20 Dec 2020, 6 months later. It is the 406th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Ledger’s breach included 4 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Ledger among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Ledger.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- 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, 6 months later.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Lead Hunter, March 2020, 69 million accounts
- Straffic, February 2020, 49 million accounts
- bigbasket, October 2020, 25 million accounts
- Covve, February 2020, 23 million accounts
- 123RF, March 2020, 8.7 million accounts
- Minted, May 2020, 4.4 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- ledger.com, Ledger’s website