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Switch data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the October 2024 breach of Switch. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Switch data breach exposed 5,397 accounts from switchit.hu in October 2024. The data taken includes names, email addresses, social media profiles and job applications.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 5 Oct 2024, within a month. It is the 615th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Switch’s breach included 4 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Social media profilesA way to reach you with scams.
Job applicationsPersonal 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, Switch among them, without showing the data.
  2. Distrust messages that mention Switch.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  3. Expect the data to resurface.Breach data is sold and combined with other leaks for years. Stay wary of messages that know a little too much about you.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, within a month.

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. “Switch”, Have I Been Pwned, added 5 Oct 2024. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.