The Paidwork data breach exposed 23,272,765 records including Bank account numbers, Dates of birth, Device information, Education levels, Email addresses, Financial transactions, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Personal interests, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Profile photos. This breach has been verified by HaveIBeenPwned. Affected users should check HaveIBeenPwned.com and take immediate steps to protect their accounts.
What Happened
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.
- Breach date
- 2026-03-29
- Records affected
- 23,272,765
- Verified
- Yes
- Domain
- paidwork.com
What Was Exposed
The following data types were included in the breach:
- Bank account numbers
- Dates of birth
- Device information
- Education levels
- Email addresses
- Financial transactions
- Genders
- IP addresses
- Names
- Passwords
- Personal interests
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
- Profile photos
What You Should Do
If you had an account with Paidwork, take these steps immediately:
- Check if your account was affected at HaveIBeenPwned.com
- Change your password immediately on the affected service and any other account where you used the same password
- Watch for phishing emails that reference the breach or impersonate the affected company
- Contact your bank or card issuer to request a replacement card
- Review recent statements for unauthorized transactions
- Be alert for social engineering attempts using your exposed personal information
- Enable two-factor authentication on the affected service if available
- Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords for each service
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