Illinois Business Directory
Data Breach
274,929
Records Exposed
Aug 2026
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Oct 2026
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2026, a business-contact directory covering approximately 420,000 companies and organizations based in the U.S. state of Illinois was distributed via a Telegram channel. Although it was circulated under the filename "database Israel", the records are a compiled Illinois (IL) business directory, not Israeli data. Each record contained a business contact email address, the company/organization name, full postal address (street, city, state and ZIP code), telephone and fax numbers, the organization's SIC industry code and description, and a website address. The dataset appears to be an aggregated or scraped marketing/business directory rather than a breach of a single website, and was shared via Telegram.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Category
Business
Indexed On
Oct 20, 2026
Breach Type
Database
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