pcTattletale Data Breach

What happened?

In May 2024, the spyware service pcTattletale suffered a data breach that defaced the website and posted tens of gigabytes of data to the homepage , allegedly due to pcTattletale not responding to a previous security vulnerability report. The breach exposed data including membership records, infected PC names, captured messages and extensive logs of IP addresses and device information.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 25, 2024. The record was added to the catalogue on May 25, 2024 and last updated there on July 11, 2024.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Device information
• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• SMS messages
• 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 pcTattletale or used pctattletale.com around May 25, 2024. 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.