PaySystem.tech Data Breach

What happened?

In mid-2022, data alleged to have been sourced from the Russian payment provider PaySystem.tech appeared in hacking circles where it was made publicly available for download . Consisting of 16M rows with 1.4M unique email addresses, the data also included purchases and full credit card numbers and expiry dates. The data could not be independently attributed back to PaySystem.tech and the breach has been flagged as "unverified".

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is April 29, 2022. The record was added to the catalogue on October 8, 2023 and last updated there on October 8, 2023.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Credit cards
• Email 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 PaySystem.tech or used paysystem.tech around April 29, 2022. 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.