Crunchbase
Disclosed Oct 14, 2026today559,908 accountsUnverified
In January 2026, the private company intelligence platform Crunchbase was targeted in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion attempt . Data allegedly obtained from the company was subsequently published publicly and included 560k unique email addresses, largely belonging to leads and business contacts. Other data included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, job titles, employers and LinkedIn profiles. Crunchbase later confirmed that a threat actor had exfiltrated documents from its corporate network.
What is known
| People affected | 559,908 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Happened | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Attack | Extortion |
| Data exposed | Emails, Employment, Names, Phone numbers, Addresses |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
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First recordedby weeklySource
First seen 2026-10-14 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.