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Breach occurred 2026-01-22Verifiedcrunchbase.com
What happened
In January 2026, the private company intelligence platform Crunchbase was targeted in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion attempt. Data allegedly obtained from the company was subsequently published publicly and included 560k unique email addresses, largely belonging to leads and business contacts. Other data included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, job titles, employers and LinkedIn profiles. Crunchbase later confirmed that a threat actor had exfiltrated documents from its corporate network.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Crunchbase data breach occurred on January 22, 2026. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on October 14, 2026.
559,908 accounts were affected by the Crunchbase data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Crunchbase breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Social media profiles.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Crunchbase breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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