CheckFree
Disclosed Jan 6, 200917 years ago5,000,000 affectedUnverified
Hijacked CheckFree domains redirect bill payment users to malware site
Criminals took control of several CheckFree internet domains and redirected bill payment traffic to a malicious site in Ukraine; about 160,000 consumers were believed exposed, and CheckFree warned about 5 million people.
What is known
| People affected | 5,000,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Credentials and tokens |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Chronology of Data Breachesweb.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 6, 2009 | 5,000,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.