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Disclosed Sep 1, 20206 years ago1,284,637 accountsUnverified

In August 2020, Experian South Africa suffered a data breach which exposed the personal information of tens of millions of individuals. Only 1.3M of the records contained email addresses, whilst most contained government issued identity numbers, names, addresses, occupations and employers, amongst other person information.

What is known

People affected1,284,637 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned)
DisclosedSep 1, 2020
HappenedAug 19, 2020
AttackNot stated
Data exposedEmails, Employment, Government IDs, Names, Phone numbers
SectorTech
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization
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Sources

Source
Have I Been Pwned: Experian (South Africa)haveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the dataSep 1, 20201,284,637

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History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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