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Breach occurred 2019-10-16VerifiedWhat happened
In October 2019, security researchers Vinny Troia and Bob Diachenko identified an unprotected Elasticsearch server holding 1.2 billion records of personal data. The exposed data included an index indicating it was sourced from data enrichment company People Data Labs (PDL) and contained 622 million unique email addresses. The server was not owned by PDL and it's believed a customer failed to properly secure the database. Exposed information included email addresses, phone numbers, social media profiles and job history data.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer data breach occurred on October 16, 2019. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on November 22, 2019.
622,161,052 accounts were affected by the Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Employers, Geographic locations, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Social media profiles.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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