Master Deeds
Disclosed Oct 18, 20178 years ago2,257,930 accountsUnverified
In March 2017, a 27GB database backup file named "Master Deeds" was sent to HIBP by a supporter of the project. Upon detailed analysis later that year, the file was found to contain the personal data of tens of millions of living and deceased South African residents. The data included extensive personal attributes such as names, addresses, ethnicities, genders, birth dates, government issued personal identification numbers and 2.2 million email addresses. At the time of publishing, it's alleged the data was sourced from Dracore Data Sciences (Dracore is yet to publicly confirm or deny the data
What is known
| People affected | 2,257,930 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Happened | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Dates of birth, Emails, Employment, Government IDs, 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 |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Master Deedshaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Oct 18, 2017 | 2,257,930 |
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.