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Breach occurred 2018-10-05VerifiedWhat happened
In October and November 2018, security researcher Bob Diachenko identified several unprotected MongoDB instances believed to be hosted by a data aggregator. Containing a total of over 66M records, the owner of the data couldn't be identified but it is believed to have been scraped from LinkedIn hence the title "You've Been Scraped". The exposed records included names, both work and personal email addresses, job titles and links to the individuals' LinkedIn profiles.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The You've Been Scraped data breach occurred on October 5, 2018. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on December 6, 2018.
66,147,869 accounts were affected by the You've Been Scraped data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The You've Been Scraped breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Employers, Geographic locations, Job titles, Names, Social media profiles.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the You've Been Scraped breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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