Guntrader Data Breach

What happened?

In July 2021, the United Kingdom based website Guntrader suffered a data breach that exposed 112k unique email addresses . Extensive personal information was also exposed including names, phone numbers, geolocation data, IP addresses and various physical address attributes (cities for all users, complete addresses for some). Passwords stored as bcrypt hashes were also exposed.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is July 17, 2021. The record was added to the catalogue on July 21, 2021 and last updated there on July 21, 2021.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Browser user agent details
• Email addresses
• Geographic locations
• IP addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Salutations

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 Guntrader or used guntrader.uk around July 17, 2021. 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.