Data Breach
Exactis Data Breach
340.0M records exposed • June 2018
A company that collects data about people left their database wide open on the internet. 340 million detailed profiles were exposed, including things like whether you own pets or smoke.
What Happened
Exactis, a data broker, left a database containing 340 million records exposed on the internet. The data included extremely detailed personal profiles.
Attack method: Exposed database
What Data Was Exposed
Names, Email addresses, Addresses, Phone numbers, Personal characteristics, Habits, Interests
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What to Do If You're Affected
- 1.
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- 2.
Request your data be deleted from data brokers
- 3.
Consider a data removal service
Lessons for Businesses
- • Data brokers collect massive amounts of personal data
- • Database security is often neglected
- • Exposed databases are a common breach vector
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