Paidwork.com Data Breach Gave Attackers 23.2 Million Full Profiles

HEROIC analysts confirmed a data breach at Paidwork.com, exposing 23,206,969 user profiles in August 2026. This isn't a stripped down login list, it's a full record for each person: name, birthday, gender, phone number, IP address, email, and password data, all in one place. With that much detail together, an attacker has nearly everything needed to impersonate someone, and the only way to know if your profile is one of the 23 million is to scan your email.

Why a Full Profile Is More Dangerous Than a Password Alone

A password by itself is a problem. A password sitting next to your real name, birthday, phone number, and gender is a toolkit. Attackers use exactly this combination to answer security questions, pass identity checks, and build convincing scam messages that reference real personal details.

What Was Exposed

• Email address: the account identifier and target for phishing attempts.
• Password hash: stored in a form that behaves as readable, meaning it can be used without cracking.
• Phone number: usable for scam calls, texts, or SIM swap attempts.
• IP address: can help narrow down where and how an account was accessed.
• First name: adds legitimacy to phishing messages built around this data.
• Last name: combined with other fields, helps confirm identity for fraud attempts.
• Birthday: a common security question answer and identity verification detail.
• Gender: adds another data point attackers can use to personalize scam attempts.

What Attackers Can Do With All of This Combined

With a name, birthday, phone number, and password in hand, an attacker can attempt account takeover on Paidwork.com itself, try the same password on other services, and craft phishing messages personalized enough to fool even careful users. Some may also use the personal details for broader identity theft, opening accounts or applying for credit in someone else's name.

How a Breach Like This Happens

Unlike a combolist pulled from scattered sources, this data was taken directly from Paidwork.com's own systems, meaning every field reflects real account information the company stored, not data guessed or gathered elsewhere.

Is Your Paidwork.com Profile Among the 23.2 Million?

Scan your email to check. If you have a Paidwork.com account, change its password now, watch for messages that reference your real name or birthday, and be wary of unexpected calls or texts to your phone number. This matters whether you signed up with a personal or work email.