VK 2023 5M
Data Breach
vk.com5,542,303
Records Exposed
Jan 2023
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2026
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2023, VK (vk.com), Russia's largest social networking platform, was affected by a data leak exposing approximately 5 million records. The exposed data contained VK profile IDs, phone numbers, and first and last names of users. No passwords were included, as the data consisted of scraped profile and contact information. The records were distributed via Telegram on a prominent cybercrime channel.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Russia
Language
Russian
Category
Social media
Indexed On
Sep 30, 2026
Breach Type
Database
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