Elasticsearch Instance of Sales Leads on AWS
Disclosed Nov 17, 20187 years ago5,788,169 accountsUnverified
In October 2018, security researcher Bob Diachenko identified multiple exposed databases with hundreds of millions of records . One of those datasets was an Elasticsearch instance on AWS containing sales lead data and 5.8M unique email addresses. The data contained information relating to individuals and the companies they worked for including their names, email addresses and company name and contact information. Despite best efforts, it was not possible to identify the owner of the data hence this breach as been titled "Elasticsearch Sales Leads".
What is known
| People affected | 5,788,169 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 17, 2018 |
| Happened | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Emails, Employment, Names, Addresses |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Elasticsearch Instance of Sales Leads on AWShaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Nov 17, 2018 | 5,788,169 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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