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Paidwork data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the March 2026 breach of Paidwork. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Paidwork data breach exposed 23,272,765 accounts from paidwork.com in March 2026. The data taken includes passwords, bank account numbers, dates of birth and names and 10 more kinds of data.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 19 Jul 2026, 4 months later. It is the 78th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Paidwork’s breach included 14 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
PasswordsCriminals try leaked passwords on email, banking and shopping sites, because people reuse them.
Bank account numbersUsed for fake invoices and direct debit fraud.
Dates of birthUsed to prove who you are to banks and phone companies.
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.
Device informationPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Education levelsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Financial transactionsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
GendersPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
IP addressesRoughly where you were when you used the service.
Personal interestsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Profile photosPersonal 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, Paidwork among them, without showing the data.
  2. Change your Paidwork password.If the account still exists, sign in at Paidwork (paidwork.com) and change it.
  3. Change it anywhere you used the same one.Start with your email, then banking and shopping. Leaked passwords are tried on other sites automatically, within days.
  4. Use a password manager and two-step sign-in.A different password for every site means one breach can’t open the rest. Two-step sign-in stops a leaked password working on its own.
  5. Distrust messages that mention Paidwork.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  6. 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.
  7. Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
  8. Watch your statements.Report anything you don’t recognise to your bank, and ask for a new card if full card numbers leaked.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 4 months later.

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. “Paidwork”, Have I Been Pwned, added 19 Jul 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.