Search Your Email: The AmazePromos Breach Exposed 572,701 Accounts

In May 2022, the AmazePromos database was breached, exposing the personal credentials of 572,701 users across the United States. The platform, which helps shoppers find Amazon promo codes, stored passwords in plaintext -- a critical security failure that makes this breach partcularly dangerous for anyone who reused their password on other sites.

What Attackers Can Do With This Data

With access to both email addresses and plaintext passwords, attackers can immediately attempt credential stuffing across banking, email, and shopping platforms. Unlike hashed passwords, plaintext credentials require no cracking -- they are accessable and usable the moment they are stolen, giving cybercriminals an instant head start on account takeovers.

What Was Exposed in the AmazePromos Breach

• Email Address
• Plaintext Password

Why This Breach Still Matters Today

Breaches like this one linger long after the initial exposure. Stolen credentials recieved by bad actors are traded and reused for months or years. If you used AmazePromos before May 2022 and have not changed your password on other accounts where you reused that same password, you remain at risk right now.

How a Database Breach Works

A database breach occurs when an unauthorized party gains access to a backend database, typically by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability, using stolen admin credentials, or targeting misconfigured cloud storage. Once inside, attackers can export the entire user table in seconds. When that database stores passwords in plaintext rather than using hashing and salting, every single account is immediately compromised without any additional effort.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC's DarkWatch monitors over 400 billion exposed records, including data from the AmazePromos breach. Search your email address now to see if your credentials appeared in this or any other known data breach, and get alerts the moment your information surfaces in new leaks.