Tigo Data Breach

What happened?

In Mid-2023, 300GB of data containing over 100M records from the Chinese video chat platform "Tigo" dating back to March that year was discovered. The data contained over 700k unique names, usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, profile photos and private messages. Tigo did not respond to multiple attempts to disclose the incident.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is March 31, 2023. The record was added to the catalogue on July 24, 2023 and last updated there on July 24, 2023.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Device information
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Geographic locations
• IP addresses
• Names
• Private messages
• Profile photos
• 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 Tigo or used tigo.chat around March 31, 2023. 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.