Data breach · March 2024

Was I in the HuntStand data scrape?

Data about 2,795,947 users was collected from HuntStand, a hunting and land management service, in March 2024. It included dates of birth, email addresses, general locations and names. If you had an account there by March 2024, check your address below to see whether it is one of them.

Breach record last updated . Steps read from the government pages at the foot of this page.

01

What happened?

In March 2024, a large number of records scraped from HuntStand, an app for hunting and land management, were posted on a well known hacking forum. They held email addresses, and many also held names, dates of birth and countries.

Organisation
HuntStand, a hunting and land management service (huntstand.com)
When it happened
March 2024
Added to monitored breach databases
19 September 2024
Accounts in the data
2,795,947
What was exposed
dates of birth, email addresses, general locations and names
02

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

  • Identity detailsdates of birth

    A date of birth is one of the facts a lender or a phone company uses to confirm who you are. It does not change, so it stays useful to a fraudster for years.

  • 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 detailsgeneral locations and names

    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 data scrape exposed.

1. In the US: freeze your credit at all three bureaus

  • Place a credit freeze with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. It is free to place and to lift, and it does not affect your credit score.
  • If you would rather not freeze, a fraud alert lasts one year. You ask one bureau and it tells the other two.
  • If someone uses your details, report it at IdentityTheft.gov to get a recovery plan.

2. In Canada: check your credit file and lock it

  • Get your credit report from Equifax Canada and TransUnion Canada. Both give it free online.
  • In Ontario, both bureaus must offer a security freeze free of charge, and each bureau is a separate request.
  • If you live in Quebec or Ontario, Equifax Canada will lock your credit report at no charge, online, by phone or by mail. Ask TransUnion Canada separately.
  • If your details are used to open an account, call your bank, report it to both bureaus, report it to your local police and get a file number, then report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).

3. 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

Is my address in it?

Enter your email address. We check that one address against monitored breach databases and show which breaches list it and what each exposed.

No account needed. We keep the address you check, when, and how many breach records it was found in, to prevent abuse, until you ask us to delete it. Privacy