schenkYOU 2024.0 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
schenkYOU German Personalized Gifts Retailer Breach (2024): 237K Customer Accounts Including Passwords & DOB Exposed
Personalized gifts and online retail.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
17/100Breach Risk Index
3Data Value
25Market Recency
566dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: schenkYOU · Actor: Unknown · Sources: 4 references
Attack: Unknown
Profile: Company · Personalized gifts and online retail · Personalized gifts e-commerce brand · Germany
Timeline: Breach (2024-08-15) · Indexed (Dec 19, 2024) · Year (2024.0)
Exposure: 237K records · 4 fields: Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Password
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
In September 2024, data from the German online gift store schenkYOU was put up for sale on a hacking forum, exposing about 237,000 unique email addresses along with names, dates of birth, and passwords stored as salted SHA-256 hashes.
ObscureIQ assessment: Exposure enables phishing, order fraud, delivery impersonation, and relationship-based targeting. Personalized-gift data may also reveal family ties, dates, and intimate social connections.
Breach Impact
Salted SHA-256 is crackable at scale; names and DOB support profiling and phishing.
About schenkYOU
schenkYOU is a German online gift and personalized-products store.
Why They Hold Your Data
Personalized-gift retailers collect customer identity, addresses, payment-adjacent data, order history, gift-recipient details, and customization inputs across e-commerce workflows.
Data Points Exposed
4 verified field types
Date of Birth High
Email Address
Full Name High
Password Critical
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:Moderate
Primary downstream threats:
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Threat vectors:
- Identity verification bypass
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Name-based social engineering
- Credential stuffing & account takeover
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Change Reused Passwords
Update this account and anywhere you reused the password; use a manager.
Enable MFA Everywhere
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
If you spot misuse, start an official recovery plan and report fraud.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the schenkYOU breach?▾
In September 2024, data from the German online gift store schenkYOU was put up for sale on a hacking forum, exposing about 237,000 unique email addresses along with names, dates of birth, and passwords stored as salted SHA-256 hashes.
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Password.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
Sources & References
Every claim on this page is traceable. This breach draws on:
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ObscureIQ Intelligence
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