Repository of 26 billion leaked records from multiple services discovered
In January 2024, a data repository containing about 26 billion leaked records linked to multiple services including LinkedIn, Dropbox and X was discovered. It reportedly also included more than 60 million records linked to more than 16,000 South Korean sites and 164 million records linked to Vietnam. The possibility was later raised that the repository contained new breach data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 26 billion leaked records
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- It emerged that researchers had discovered a repository of about 26 billion leaked records linked to multiple services.
- It emerged that the data included more than 60 million records linked to South Korea and 164 million records linked to Vietnam.
- The possibility was raised that the repository contained new breach data.
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