Breach date: 2021-11-22. Added to this index: 2022-03-19. Accounts affected: about 747K. Domain: zap-hosting.com.
What happened
In November 2021, web host ZAP-Hosting suffered a data breach that exposed over 60GB of data containing 746k unique email addresses. The breach also contained support chat logs, IP addresses, names, purchases, physical addresses and phone numbers.
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
Browser user agent details: A short text string your browser sends to every website, naming the browser, its version, the operating system and often the device type, for example Chrome on Windows or Safari on an iPhone.
Chat logs: The text of conversations you had in an app or website chat, including direct messages, group chats and support chats, sometimes with attached files, images and voice notes.
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.
IP addresses: The network addresses your devices used when you signed up, logged in or posted, recorded by almost every website in its access logs.
Names: Your first name, surname and sometimes middle name or initials, as you gave them when you signed up. It appears in almost every breach because nearly every account asks for it.
Phone numbers: Your mobile or landline number, collected at signup for contact, delivery updates, marketing and two-factor codes.
Physical addresses: Your residential, postal, billing or delivery address, stored by retailers, utilities, banks, government services and almost any company that sends you something.
Purchases: Records of items or services you bought, often with order numbers, prices, dates, delivery addresses and the store or seller involved.
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 ZAP-Hosting breach?
The ZAP-Hosting breach exposed Browser user agent details, Chat logs, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases. About 747K accounts were affected.
Was I affected by the ZAP-Hosting 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 ZAP-Hosting 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.