medium severity August 15, 2024 · 3 min read

schenkYOU Data Breach (2024)

If you are a customer of schenkYOU, here’s what’s now in circulation.

In September 2024, data from the online German gift store schenkYOU was put up for sale on a popular hacking forum. Obtained the month before, the data included 237k unique email addresses alongside names, dates of birth and salted SHA-256 password hashes. The standalone store was subsequently shut down with all traffic redirected to their Amazon store.

On August 15, 2024, 237,000 schenkYOU customers learned their personal data had been exposed when the breach appeared in Have I Been Pwned. The German online gift store suffered a compromise the previous month, with the stolen records later offered for sale on a popular hacking forum in September 2024. The incident affects anyone who created an account or made a purchase at schenkYOU before the company shut down its standalone website and redirected all traffic to its Amazon storefront.

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Confirmed Breach Details

The primary disclosure confirms that the dataset contains 237K unique email addresses, full names, dates of birth, and salted SHA-256 password hashes. The notification does not specify the exact attack vector or whether the salted hashes were cracked before the data was listed for sale. It also does not detail any ransom demand or confirm whether customer payment information was taken. The company ultimately chose to close its independent web store rather than continue operating the vulnerable platform.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you ever shopped at schenkYOU, your name, email, date of birth, and password hash are now in criminal hands. Even salted hashes can be cracked offline, especially when users choose weak or reused passwords. That combination of personal details makes it easier for attackers to impersonate you, reset accounts on other sites, or build a profile that leads to identity theft. For families, the risk extends beyond the primary account holder: children’s accounts, shared family emails, or reused credentials can pull siblings or spouses into the same chain of compromise.

August 15, 2024 marks the moment this breach became public knowledge, but the data had already been circulating for weeks. Every day that passes without action increases the chance that someone is actively using your information.

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Sample resultyou@email.comIllustrative — not a real person

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value redacted in this samplephone, household, property recordsBeenVerified

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Found in breach recordsverifiedreported — unverified

Each record is labeled: confirmed breach data, or an attacker’s claim no one has verified.

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unverifiedvalue redacted in this sampleclaimed in ransomware listing · 2026leak-site claim

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Report details & sourcing

Severity Medium contact details only, none of them permanent

Disclosed August 15, 2024

Last reviewed July 22, 2026

Affected 237K

Data exposed Dates of birthEmail addressesNamesPasswords

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