28,871,138
Records Exposed
Sep 2016
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Mar 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2016, a vast database comprising more than 33 million profiles of corporate individuals in America, obtained from Dun & Bradstreet's NetProspex service, was exposed on the internet. According to D&B, the targeted marketing data appeared to have been inadvertently leaked by a customer who had acquired it from their platform. The leaked information encompassed comprehensive personal and corporate details, such as names, email addresses, job titles, and general employer information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Mar 29, 2024
Breach Type
Database
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