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JD Group data breach

ZASouth Africa · jdgroup.co.za

A breach of JD Group (South Africa) was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 5 June 2023. It affected 521,878 accounts. Exposed: Government ID numbers, Email addresses, Phone numbers, Names and Addresses. The breach began on 31 May 2023, 5 days before it was reported.

If JD Group had your data

  1. Look for JD Group’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. An ID number cannot be changed, so lock it: a credit freeze or fraud alert in the US, a credit warning (kreditadvarsel) on borger.dk in Denmark, Cifas protective registration in the UK.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be JD Group, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

One email to confirm first. We use your address only for this alert, and one click deletes it.

Earlier breaches at JD Group

From the official registers’ and Have I Been Pwned’s full histories. A name match: check the notice to be sure it is the same company.

  1. Have I Been Pwned · 77,449,341 accounts · began 1 January 2013 · email addresses, passwords, phone numbers, usernames

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