River City Media Spam List data breach

Risk level: Medium 26/100

What happened

In January 2017, a massive trove of data from River City Media was found exposed online. The data contained almost 1.4 billion records including email and IP addresses, names and physical addresses, all used as part of an enormous spam operation.

Breach date: 1 January 2017
Date added: 8 March 2017
Compromised accounts: 393,430,309
Domain: rivercitymediaonline.com

Compromised data

Email addresses
IP addresses
Names
Physical addresses

Breach attributes

Verified
Spam list

Recommended steps if you were in the River City Media Spam List breach:

Security remediation checklist

Work through these steps, most urgent first:

Turn on two-factor authentication (authenticator app or security key) wherever it is offered.
Watch for identity fraud: unexpected letters, credit applications or accounts in your name.
Expect targeted phishing emails that mention this breach. Do not click unexpected links.
Review the privacy settings of your online accounts and limit what is publicly visible.
Keep an eye on your accounts for logins or changes you do not recognise.
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