282,975,846
Records Exposed
Aug 2024
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2024, a popular hacking forum saw the release of over 332 million email records. The post accompanying the data claimed that these addresses were scraped from the cybersecurity firm SOCRadar. However, after a thorough investigation, SOCRadar determined that the threat actor had merely leveraged the platform's built-in functions, which are intended to gather publicly accessible information. There was no evidence of a security breach at SOCRadar, nor did the incident pose any threat to their customers. The data set included 282 million unique email addresses in valid formats. This incident underscores the importance of maintaining strong cybersecurity practices, even when no direct breach occurs.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
Cybersecurity
Indexed On
Aug 27, 2024
Breach Type
Database
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