Breach date: 2021-02-25. Added to this index: 2021-02-28. Accounts affected: about 20M. Domain: not listed.
What happened
In February 2021, a series of "free" VPN services were breached including SuperVPN and GeckoVPN, exposing over 20M records. The data appeared together in a single file with a small number of records also included from FlashVPN, suggesting that all three brands may share the same platform. Impacted data also included email addresses, the country logged in from and the date and time each login occurred alongside device information including the make and model, IMSI number and serial number.
Breach data sourced from Have I Been Pwned, used under CC BY 4.0. Additional breach metadata provided by XposedOrNot. DataExposed is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either.
What was exposed
Device information: Technical details an app or website recorded about your device: make and model, operating system version, screen size, language, carrier, and sometimes the device name or advertising ID.
Device serial numbers: The unique manufacturer number assigned to a phone, laptop, router, smart home device or appliance, recorded when you register a product, claim a warranty or enrol it in a device management service.
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.
Geographic locations: A general location recorded on your account, such as a country, state, city, postcode or region, either typed in by you or estimated from your IP address.
IMSI numbers: The International Mobile Subscriber Identity, a unique number stored on your SIM or eSIM that identifies your subscription to the mobile network. It is different from your phone number and from the handset's IMEI.
Login histories: Records of each sign-in to an account: date and time, IP address, approximate location, device and browser, and sometimes whether the attempt succeeded.
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 SuperVPN & GeckoVPN breach?
The SuperVPN & GeckoVPN breach exposed Device information, Device serial numbers, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IMSI numbers, Login histories. About 20M accounts were affected.
Was I affected by the SuperVPN & GeckoVPN 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 SuperVPN & GeckoVPN 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.