Looking for a quick overview of some of the most notable January 2023 data breaches in the news? We’ve done the legwork for you, and here they are from the largest number of individuals impacted to the lowest. 

Twitter

Twitter is a social media site that connects people with short messages called tweets.

Company Website: twitter.com

Breach Size: >200 million

Data Exposed: email address, name, username, follower count

In early 2023, over 200M records scraped from Twitter appeared on a popular hacking forum. The data was obtained sometime in 2021 by abusing an API that enabled email addresses to be resolved to Twitter profiles. The subsequent results were then composed into a corpus of data containing email addresses alongside public Twitter profile information including names, usernames, and follower counts.

Home Care Providers of Texas

Health care provider based in Dallas, TX.

Company Website: hcpoftexas.com

Breach Size: >124,000

Data Exposed: name, addresses, DOB, SSN, treatment/diagnosis info, medication info

Files were exfiltrated from the network that contained names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, treatment or diagnosis information, and medication information.

Cricket Social

Cricket Social is a social media platform for individuals involved in the game of cricket.

Company Website: cricketsocial.com

Breach Size: > 100,000

Data Exposed: email, phone numbers, names, passwords, DOB, addresses

The Cricket Social database, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the US, contained admin credentials and private customer data, including email, phone numbers, names, hashed user passwords, dates of birth, and addresses.

SAIF Corporation

SAIF Corporation is a worker’s compensation insurer located in Oregon.

Company Website:idx.us/saif

Breach Size:  potentially>54,000

Data Exposed: SSN, DL#, financial account numbers, health insurance policy numbers, medical history

For SAIF policyholders, data may have included Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and medical information about employees of policyholders. For claimants, the data may have included Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, health insurance policy numbers, and medical history information.

Nissan North America

Nissan is a widely known vehicle manufacturer. 

Company Website: nissanusa.com

Breach Size: 17,998

Data Exposed: full name, DOB, North American account numbers

The exposed data from Nissan North America includes full names, dates of birth, and NMAC account numbers (Nissan finance account). In addition, the notice clarifies that the exposed information did not include credit card details or social security numbers.

Five Guys

Five Guys is an American fast-food chain restaurant.

Company Website: fiveguys.com

Breach Size: >3,500 (total number still unknown)

Data Exposed: name, DL#, SSN, financial account information

Five Guys was able to determine that some of the compromised files contained sensitive information belonging to individuals who had previously applied for a job with them. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include full name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, and financial account information

What to do after your information is compromised in a data breach

When headlines hit with a data breach, questions that commonly come up are:

Was my info leaked?

How do I find out if my information was stolen?

How do you protect yourself after a data breach?

Do I need to change my password?

IDSeal can help

We get it. Being part of a data breach can be scary. While you can’t undo what has already been done, you can be prepared for the fallout when you have IDSeal.

If your information is compromised, chances are it will end up for sale on the dark web. IDSeal members have their personal and financial information monitored around the clock, so if it’s found on the dark web, they will get a notification that includes instructions on the next steps to take.

If your information is used without your consent, IDSeal will be there to help with our licensed restoration specialists. Our protection plans even include up to $1M in insurance to help recover any losses associated with identity theft.

The most important piece? You don’t have to be alone. IDSeal will be by your side every step of the way, from the moment you get an alert and suspect identity theft up until the moment you receive reimbursement for lost funds.