Explore Talent (August 2024)
What Happened
In August 2024, a slew of security vulnerabilities were identified with a conglomerate of online services which included the talent network Explore Talent. A vulnerable API exposed the personal records of 11.4M users of the service of which 8.9M unique email addresses were provided to HIBP. This incident is separate to the Explore Talent breach which occurred in 2022 and was loaded into HIBP in July 2024.
Compromised Data
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Breach Overview
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Affected Accounts:
8.9 million
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Breach Occurred:
August 2024
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Added to HIBP:
19 Aug 2024
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your Explore Talent (August 2024) password since 2024, do so immediately.
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