Data breach · July 2018

Was I in the Apollo breach?

Apollo is a sales engagement startup. Its breach happened in July 2018 and exposed 125,929,660 accounts. It included phone numbers, email addresses, employers and general locations and 4 other kinds of detail. If you had an account there by July 2018, check your address below to see whether it is one of them.

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01

What happened?

In July 2018, Apollo left a large database open to the internet with no password, and a security researcher found it. It held names and email addresses plus work details such as employers, roles and locations. The company said the data held no passwords, financial details or social security numbers.

Organisation
Apollo, a sales engagement startup (apollo.io)
When it happened
July 2018
Added to monitored breach databases
5 October 2018
Accounts in the data
125,929,660
What was exposed
phone numbers, email addresses, employers, general locations, job titles, names, salutations and social media profiles

The breach record cites a public report on wired.com.

02

What was exposed, and what does it mean for me?

  • Your phone numberphone numbers

    Expect texts and calls that use your real details to sound genuine. A phone number is also what a fraudster needs to try to move your service to their own SIM card.

  • Your email addressemail addresses

    Expect messages that look like they come from this service or another one you use, written to get you to click a link or sign in on a fake page.

  • Other detailsemployers, general locations, job titles, names, salutations and social media profiles

    On their own these carry less risk, but they make a scam message sound more personal.

03

What should I do now?

In this order, for what this breach exposed.

1. Protect your phone number

  • Ask your mobile carrier to put a PIN or passcode on your account, and ask whether it offers a lock on SIM changes and number transfers.
  • Treat texts about deliveries, accounts or payments with care. Do not tap the link: contact the company on a number you already have.

2. Expect phishing

  • Be wary of messages that urge you to act fast, ask for personal details, or link to an address that is slightly off.
  • If a message might be genuine, do not use its links or phone numbers. Go to the site by typing its address yourself.
04

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