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Master Deeds data breach (2017)

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.

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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 2017-03-14, Master Deeds was affected by a data breach. Approximately 2,257,930 accounts were exposed. 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.

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

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