Was I in the ParkMobile breach?
ParkMobile is a mobile parking app service. Its breach happened in March 2021 and exposed 20,949,825 accounts. It included passwords, phone numbers, email addresses and licence plates and 1 other kind of detail. If you had an account there by March 2021, 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.
What happened?
ParkMobile, a parking app, was breached in March 2021. Customer data exposed included names, email addresses, licence plates, phone numbers and password hashes made with bcrypt. A month later the data showed up on an open hacking forum and was widely shared.
- Organisation
- ParkMobile, a mobile parking app service (parkmobile.io)
- When it happened
- March 2021
- Added to monitored breach databases
- 30 April 2021
- Accounts in the data
- 20,949,825
- What was exposed
- passwords, phone numbers, email addresses, licence plates and names
The breach record cites a public report on krebsonsecurity.com.
What was exposed, and what does it mean for me?
- Your passwordpasswords
The password for this account was in the data, either as written or in a stored form that can often be reversed when the password is short or common. Anyone with the list can try it on your email, bank and shopping accounts.
- 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 detailslicence plates and names
On their own these carry less risk, but they make a scam message sound more personal.
What should I do now?
In this order, for what this breach exposed.
1. Change the password, and every reuse of it
- Change your ParkMobile password if the account still exists. Then change the same password on every other account where you used it, starting with your email.
- Use a different password for each account. A password manager makes that practical: it creates long passwords and remembers them for you.
- Turn on a second sign-in step, such as a code from an app or a security key, for your email, bank and social accounts. Your email comes first, because every password reset goes to it.
2. 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.
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.
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Where does this come from?
- The breach record in monitored breach databases: dates, account count and what was exposed. What happened is in our own words.Read 14 October 2026
- CISA: Use strong passwordsRead 14 October 2026
- Get Cyber Safe (Government of Canada): Password managersRead 14 October 2026
- CISA: More than a password (multi-factor authentication)Read 14 October 2026
- Get Cyber Safe (Government of Canada): Multi-factor authenticationRead 14 October 2026
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: Phishing, including text messagesRead 14 October 2026
- CISA: Recognize and report phishingRead 14 October 2026
- Get Cyber Safe (Government of Canada): Fact sheet on phishingRead 14 October 2026