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Updated 28 days ago

Airbuds Data Breach

▼ Key takeaways

•Reports suggest a potential breach involving Airbuds.
•Discovered on October 14, 2024.
•Possible data exposed: Name, User IDs, Phone Number, Approximate Location.
•Confirmation level: Confirmed by regulators.

Breach confirmed

The Airbuds breach is confirmed. If you may be affected, add your details below and we will take it from there.

Detailed summary

No confirmed data breach notification for Capp, Inc. d/b/a Airbuds has been found for 2024. The provided sources show app privacy disclosures for the Airbuds Widget, developed by Capp Inc.

The app privacy disclosures indicate that the Airbuds Widget may collect personal information, including name, user IDs, phone number, and approximate location. There is no information available regarding the number of affected individuals, specific data types exposed in a breach, or states affected.

Details about any potential data breach, including confirmed affected counts or specific data types involved, remain unclear. Further information may emerge over time.

Data possibly involved

Name
User IDs
Phone Number
May be used for SIM swapping or targeted scam calls
Approximate Location

Company Response Timeline

Breach Occurred

Oct 14, 2024

Company Discovered

Unknown

Regulator Notified

Unknown

Consumers Notified

Unknown

Breach Verification Status

Reports Only

Complete

Initial dark web reports of potential breach

Company Confirmed

Complete

Company has acknowledged the breach

Regulator Confirmed

Current

Confirmed by regulatory authorities

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Case Status:

Monitoring

We're monitoring this situation for developments.

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Do you use Airbuds?

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