Crunchbase Scrape 2016
Data Breach
www.crunchbase.com71,613
Records Exposed
Sep 2016
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In September 2016, Crunchbase, a US-based data platform, was scraped and the data collated, affecting approximately 383 thousand records. The exposed data includes nearly 72,000 unique email addresses, phone numbers, and names of companies. While not a traditional breach, data scraping can still lead to misuse of information. Robust cybersecurity and access controls are essential to prevent unauthorized data harvesting.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Jul 2, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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