Breach date: 2024-07-04. Added to this index: 2024-07-07. Accounts affected: about 17K. Domain: husky-owners.com.
What happened
In July 2024, the Husky Owners forum website was defaced and linked to a breach of user data containing 16k records. The exposed data included usernames, email addresses, dates of birth and time zones.
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What was exposed
Dates of birth: Your full birth date, day, month and year, collected at signup for age checks, identity verification, insurance quotes, birthday offers or government services.
Email addresses: The email address you used to register or log in. It is the most common field in breaches because it doubles as your username on most sites.
Time zones: The time zone saved in your account or device settings, used to show times correctly for messages, meetings and notifications.
Usernames: The handle or login name you chose for an account, which may be public on forums, games and social platforms or used privately to sign in.
What to do now
Check whether your own address is in this dataset with the free email breach check.
Review the accounts connected to this service and turn on two-factor authentication.
Turn on two-factor authentication on your email account first, because it is the reset path for everything else.
Treat calls and messages that quote real details about you as hostile until you verify them another way.
Frequently asked questions
What data was leaked in the Husky Owners breach?
The Husky Owners breach exposed Dates of birth, Email addresses, Time zones, Usernames. About 17K accounts were affected.
Was I affected by the Husky Owners breach?
Run the free email breach check with the address you used on that service. It will tell you whether your address appears in this dataset.
What should I do about the Husky Owners breach?
Treat any message that quotes details from this breach as suspicious, turn on two-factor authentication, and consider removing your details from people-search sites if your address or phone was included.