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Confirmed breach

MediaWorks data breach

NZNew Zealand · mediaworks.co.nz

A breach of MediaWorks (New Zealand) was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 22 March 2024. It affected 162,710 accounts. Exposed: Email addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Addresses and Genders. The breach began on 15 March 2023, 373 days before it was reported.

Status

Confirmed breach

People affected

162,710 accounts

Reported

22 March 2024

Breach began

15 March 2023

Time to tell

373 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Dates of birth
• Addresses
• Genders

Sources

• Breach database · 22 March 2024 · 162,710 accountsHave I Been Pwned

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1. Look for MediaWorks’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
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