AOL
Disclosed Aug 6, 200620 years ago650,000 affectedUnverified
AOL publishes 20 million search queries from 650,000 users
AOL released a research dataset containing about 20 million web search queries from roughly 650,000 users over three months, keyed by pseudonymous IDs that often allowed users to be identified.
What is known
| People affected | 650,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 6, 2006 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Other |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| AOL Proudly Releases Massive Amounts of Private Datatechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 6, 2006 | 650,000 |
Other breaches at AOL
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 201510 years ago | Dec 22, 201510 years ago | Not stated | Tech | Confirmed | 64 |
| AOL engineer steals and sells list of 92 million customer screen namesJun 23, 200422 years agoInsiderUnverified | Jun 23, 200422 years ago | Insider | Tech | Unverified | 92M |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.