ShellCodeX Breach Report
LinkedIn Scraped and Faked Data (2023) Data Breach
linkedin.com
Verified breach
Spam list
Accounts exposed
19,788,753
Breach date
04 Nov 2023
Added to tracker
07 Nov 2023
Data classes
7
What happened
In November 2023, a post to a popular hacking forum alleged that millions of LinkedIn records had been scraped and leaked. On investigation, the data turned out to be a combination of legitimate data scraped from LinkedIn and email addresses constructed from impacted individuals' names.
Exposed data
Email addresses
Genders
Geographic locations
Job titles
Names
Professional skills
Social media profiles
Recommended actions
- Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing LinkedIn Scraped and Faked Data (2023) — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
- Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.
Am I affected?
Check whether your email address appears in this breach.
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