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Breach occurred 2017-03-22Verifiedfactual.com
What happened
In March 2017, a file containing 8M rows of data allegedly sourced from data aggregator Factual was compiled and later exchanged on the premise it was a "breach". The data contained 2.5M unique email addresses alongside business names, addresses and phone numbers. After consultation with Factual, they advised the data was "publicly available information about businesses and other points of interest that Factual makes available on its website and to customers".
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Factual data breach occurred on March 22, 2017. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on December 24, 2019.
2,461,696 accounts were affected by the Factual data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Factual breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Employers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Factual breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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