722,745,807
Records Exposed
Feb 2019
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jun 2023
Added to Database
About This Breach
Verifications.io, an obsolete technology company with a focus on email services, specialized in validating email addresses primarily for email marketing platforms. In February 2019, this email address validation service experienced a data breach. Discovered by Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia, the breach occurred because the data was stored in a publicly accessible MongoDB instance without a password. This incident exposed 763 million unique email addresses, with many records containing additional personal information such as names, phone numbers, IP addresses, dates of birth, and genders. Notably, the compromised data did not include passwords. While the Verifications.io website went offline during the disclosure process, an archived copy remains accessible.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
Email Service Provider
Indexed On
Jun 12, 2023
Breach Type
Database
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