The Halloween Spot Data Breach

What happened?

In September 2019, the Halloween costume store The Halloween Spot suffered a data breach. Originally misattributed to fancy dress store Smiffys , the breach contained 13GB of data with over 10k unique email addresses alongside names, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers and order histories. The Halloween Spot advised customers the breach was traced back to "an old shipping information database".

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is September 27, 2019. The record was added to the catalogue on March 16, 2020 and last updated there on March 16, 2020.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Purchases

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 The Halloween Spot or used thehalloweenspot.com around September 27, 2019. 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.