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Breach occurred 2024-10-01Verifiedswitchit.hu
What happened
In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Switch data breach occurred on October 1, 2024. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on October 5, 2024.
5,397 accounts were affected by the Switch data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Switch breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Job applications, Names, Social media profiles.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Switch breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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