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BreachAffected
Scraped LinkedIn profile data offered for saleApr 8, 20215 years agoScraping126Macct
Disclosed May 21, 2016May 21, 201610 years agoHacking165Macct
Stolen LinkedIn password hashes posted online; full dump surfaces in 2016Jun 6, 201214 years agoHackingUnknown
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  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · data_types: ["emails","passwords","names","insurance","addresses"]
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2012-06-06 · added
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · source_type: company
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · source_url: https://news.linkedin.com/2021/april/an-update-from-linkedin
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · status: confirmed
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · verified_by: research
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · verified: 1
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · country: US
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · attack: scraping
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · data_types: ["education","emails","location","employment","names","phone"]
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · disclosed: 2021-04-08
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · summary: LinkedIn said a dataset posted for sale was an aggregation of publicly viewable member profile data scraped from LinkedIn and other sites, not a breach of private data. A larger set of about 700 million records surfaced in June 2021.
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · title: Scraped LinkedIn profile data offered for sale
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2021-04-08 · added
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · hibp: LinkedIn
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · attack: hacking
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · data_types: ["emails","passwords"]
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · records_basis: hibp
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · records: 164611595
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · disclosed: 2016-05-21
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · summary: In May 2016, LinkedIn had 164 million email addresses and passwords exposed . Originally hacked in 2012, the data remained out of sight until being offered for sale on a dark market site 4 years later. The passwords in the breach were store
  • 2026-09-25 · LinkedIn, 2016-05-21 · added

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