unverified2017-06-05
Exposed VINsExposed VINs breach
396,650 records compromised
Records
397K
Breach date
2017-06-05
Data classes
8
Description
In June 2017, an unsecured database with more than 10 million VINs (vehicle identification numbers) was discovered by researchers . Believed to be sourced from US car dealerships, the data included a raft of personal information and vehicle data along with 397k unique email addresses.
Compromised data classes· 8
Dates of birthEmail addressesFamily structureGendersNamesPhone numbersPhysical addressesVehicle details
Related by meaning· 6
Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.