Paidwork data breach
23,272,765 accounts exposed.
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What was exposed
Bank account numbersDates of birthDevice informationEducation levelsEmail addressesFinancial transactionsGendersIP addressesNamesPasswordsPersonal interestsPhone numbersPhysical addressesProfile photos
What to do
- Change your Paidwork password, and the password on any other site where you used the same one.
- Expect more phishing emails that mention this service. Do not click links in them; go to the site directly.
- Be wary of texts and calls that seem to know your details.
- Check your bank and card statements, and ask your bank about a new card if you see anything odd.
- Turn on two-step verification wherever it is offered, and use a password manager.
About this breach
In March 2026, hackers claimed they had obtained data from the gig economy platform Paidwork which they then listed for sale. Almost 11GB of data allegedly obtained from the platform was subsequently posted publicly in July and contained over 23M unique email addresses. The breach also included a broad range of other data relating to the operation of the platform including user profile data, banking information, payout history for workers and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.