SurveyLama 2024.0 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
SurveyLama Paid Survey Platform Breach (2024): 4.4 Million User Accounts Including Passwords & Home Address Exposed
Paid survey and market research rewards platform.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
17/100Breach Risk Index
8Data Value
10Market Recency
827dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: SurveyLama · Actor: Unknown · Sources: 2 references
Attack: Unknown
Profile: Platform · Paid surveys and consumer rewards services · Paid survey platform · Global
Timeline: Breach (2024-02-01) · Indexed (Apr 02, 2024) · Year (2024.0)
Exposure: 4.4M records · 7 fields: Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, IP Address, Password, Phone Number, Physical Address
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
In February 2024, the paid-survey site SurveyLama suffered a data breach exposing about 4.43 million customers, including names, email, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and passwords stored as salted SHA-1, bcrypt, or argon2 hashes. SurveyLama notified customers by email.
ObscureIQ assessment: Exposure enables phishing, fraud, and profiling based on survey behavior. Reward-linked data can also support account abuse and targeting of financially vulnerable users.
Breach Impact
The mixed-strength password store means some credentials are crackable; combined with DOB and contact data it supports profiling, stuffing, and phishing.
About SurveyLama
SurveyLama is a paid-survey / rewards website.
Why They Hold Your Data
Paid-survey platforms collect user identity, contact details, survey responses, reward balances, payment-linked records, and participation history across market-research workflows.
Data Points Exposed
7 verified field types
Date of Birth High
Email Address
Full Name High
IP Address
Password Critical
Phone Number
Physical Address High
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
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Threat vectors:
- Identity verification bypass
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Name-based social engineering
- Geolocation & account flagging
- Credential stuffing & account takeover
- SIM swapping, vishing & SMS phishing
- Physical stalking, mail fraud & identity verification
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 SurveyLama breach?▾
In February 2024, the paid-survey site SurveyLama suffered a data breach exposing about 4.43 million customers, including names, email, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and passwords stored as salted SHA-1, bcrypt, or argon2 hashes. SurveyLama notified customers by email.
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, IP Address, Password, Phone Number, Physical Address.
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:
Breach Index
ObscureIQ Intelligence
ObscureIQ proprietary analysis
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