Breach Database / PaySystem.tech
Yes — PaySystem.tech was breached.
- 1.4 million accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2022-04-29 · paysystem.tech
- Unverified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
In mid-2022, data alleged to have been sourced from the Russian payment provider PaySystem.tech appeared in hacking circles where it was made publicly available for download. Consisting of 16M rows with 1.4M unique email addresses, the data also included purchases and full credit card numbers and expiry dates. The data could not be independently attributed back to PaySystem.tech and the breach has been flagged as "unverified".
What data was exposed
- Credit cards
- Email addresses
- Purchases
What to do right now
- Watch your card and bank statements. Set up transaction alerts, and consider a card freeze or replacement if the exposure included full card numbers.
- Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
- Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
- Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.
Breach data from Have I Been Pwned. Listing here means the service appears in the public breach record — not that your personal data was affected.