Paidwork Data Breach

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.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is March 29, 2026. The record was added to the catalogue on July 19, 2026 and last updated there on July 19, 2026.

What information was reported as exposed?

• 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

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 Paidwork or used paidwork.com around March 29, 2026. 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.