The Fly on the Wall Data Breach

What happened?

In December 2017, the stock market news website The Fly on the Wall suffered a data breach. The data in the breach included 84k unique email addresses as well as purchase histories and credit card data. Numerous attempts were made to contact The Fly on the Wall about the incident , however no responses were received.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is December 31, 2017. The record was added to the catalogue on January 15, 2018 and last updated there on January 15, 2018.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Age groups
• Credit cards
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Purchases
• 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 The Fly on the Wall or used theflyonthewall.com around December 31, 2017. 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.