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Breach occurred 2024-10-17Verifiedfree.fr
What happened
In October 2024, French ISP "Free" suffered a data breach which was subsequently posted for sale and later, leaked publicly. The data included 14M unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses, phone numbers, genders, dates of birth and for many records, IBAN bank account numbers. Free advised that the numbers were "not enough to make a direct debit from a bank".
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Free data breach occurred on October 17, 2024. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on May 27, 2025.
13,926,173 accounts were affected by the Free data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Free breach exposed the following data types: Bank account numbers, Dates of birth, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Free breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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