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Exposed VINs data breach (2017)

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.

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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2017-06-05, Exposed VINs was affected by a data breach. Approximately 396,650 accounts were exposed. 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.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#ExposedVINs

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