Data breach · September 2023

Was I in the Sphero breach?

Sphero is an educational robotics company. Its breach happened in September 2023 and exposed 832,255 accounts. It included dates of birth, email addresses, general locations and names and 1 other kind of detail. If you had an account there by September 2023, 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.

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01

What happened?

Sphero makes robots used for teaching. In September 2023 a dump of its data surfaced on a popular forum for hackers, listing people's names, usernames, email addresses, dates of birth and where they were located.

Organisation
Sphero, an educational robotics company (sphero.com)
When it happened
September 2023
Added to monitored breach databases
20 October 2023
Accounts in the data
832,255
What was exposed
dates of birth, email addresses, general locations, names and usernames
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, names and usernames

    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. 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?

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