ShellCodeX Breach Report
Special K Data Feed Spam List Data Breach
data4marketers.com
Verified breach
Spam list
Accounts exposed
30,741,620
Breach date
07 Oct 2015
Added to tracker
24 Nov 2016
Data classes
6
What happened
In mid to late 2015, a spam list known as the Special K Data Feed was discovered containing almost 31M identities. The data includes personal attributes such as names, physical and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and phone numbers. Read more about spam lists in HIBP.
Exposed data
Dates of birth
Email addresses
Genders
IP addresses
Names
Physical addresses
Recommended actions
- Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing Special K Data Feed Spam List — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
- Exposed identity data raises identity-theft risk — consider credit monitoring or a credit freeze.
- Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.
Am I affected?
Check whether your email address appears in this breach.
Check on HIBP
