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Public Business Data data breach

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A breach of Public Business Data was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 9 October 2023. It affected 27,917,714 accounts. Exposed: Email addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Names, Addresses and Job titles. The breach began on 19 August 2021, 781 days before it was reported.

Status

Confirmed breach

People affected

27,917,714 accounts

Reported

9 October 2023

Breach began

19 August 2021

Time to tell

781 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Dates of birth
• Names
• Addresses
• Job titles

Sources

• Breach database · 9 October 2023 · 27,917,714 accountsHave I Been Pwned

Breach databases are read by code. · Corrections and changes

If Public Business Data had your data

1. Look for Public Business Data’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
2. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Public Business Data, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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