🌳 Ancestry

1.1M total records 300k unique accounts

About this breach

In November 2015, the Ancestry service, as well known as Rootsweb, underwent data. The violation was not found before the end of 2017, when a file containing almost 300,000 email addresses and unspent passwords were found.

Compromised Data

This breach exposed the following types of personal information:

🔑

Password

556.6k

185.6% of accounts

📩

300k

100% of accounts

👤

Nick

292.2k

97.4% of accounts

Total data points: 1.1M

Unique accounts affected: 300k

🔐 What should I do?

Change your password immediately if you had an account
Enable two-factor authentication where possible
Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
Be aware of potential phishing attempts

📊 Data Classes

🔑 Password 📩 Email 👤 Nick

API Access

Get information about this breach programmatically:

GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/Ancestry