Breach Database / LinkedIn Scraped Data (2021)
Yes — LinkedIn Scraped Data (2021) was breached.
- 125.7 million accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2021-04-08 · linkedin.com
- Verified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
During the first half of 2021, LinkedIn was targeted by attackers who scraped data from hundreds of millions of public profiles and later sold them online. Whilst the scraping did not constitute a data breach nor did it access any personal data not intended to be publicly accessible, the data was still monetised and later broadly circulated in hacking circles. The scraped data contains approximately 400M records with 125M unique email addresses, as well as names, geographic locations, genders and job titles. LinkedIn specifically addresses the incident in their post on An update on report of scraped data.
What data was exposed
- Education levels
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Geographic locations
- Job titles
- Names
- Social media profiles
What to do right now
- Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
- Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
- Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.
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