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Zurich data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the January 2023 breach of Zurich. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Zurich data breach exposed 756,737 accounts from zurich.co.jp in January 2023. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, email addresses, genders and vehicle details.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 22 Jan 2023, within a month. It is the 448th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Zurich’s breach included 5 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
Dates of birthUsed to prove who you are to banks and phone companies.
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
GendersPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Vehicle detailsPersonal 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, Zurich among them, without showing the data.
  2. Distrust messages that mention Zurich.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. “Zurich”, Have I Been Pwned, added 22 Jan 2023. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.