Bell (2014 breach) Data Breach

What happened?

In February 2014, Bell Canada suffered a data breach via the hacker collective known as NullCrew . The breach included data from multiple locations within Bell and exposed email addresses, usernames, user preferences and a number of unencrypted passwords and credit card data from 40,000 records containing just over 20,000 unique email addresses and usernames.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is February 1, 2014. The record was added to the catalogue on February 1, 2014 and last updated there on February 1, 2014.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Credit cards
• Genders
• Passwords
• Usernames

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Bell (2014 breach) or used bell.ca around February 1, 2014. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.