Hot Topic

What Happened

In October 2024, retailer Hot Topic suffered a data breach that exposed 57 million unique email addresses. The impacted data also included physical addresses, phone numbers, purchases, genders, dates of birth and partial credit data containing card type, expiry and last 4 digits.

Compromised Data

Dates of birth
Email addresses
Genders
Names
Partial credit card data
Phone numbers
Physical addresses
Purchases
Salutations

Recommended Actions

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    56.9 million

  • Breach Occurred:

    October 2024

  • Added to HIBP:

    11 Nov 2024

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your Hot Topic password since 2024, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

Check Other Accounts

If you used the same password elsewhere, change those too.

Monitor for Suspicious Activity

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