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RankWatch data breach (2016)

In approximately November 2016, the search engine optimisation management company RankWatch exposed a Mongo DB with no password publicly whereupon their data was exfiltrated and posted to an online forum.

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RankWatch
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7.4M
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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 2016-11-19, RankWatch was affected by a data breach. Approximately 7,445,067 accounts were exposed. In approximately November 2016, the search engine optimisation management company RankWatch exposed a Mongo DB with no password publicly whereupon their data was exfiltrated and posted to an online forum.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#RankWatch
  2. rankwatch.comhttps://rankwatch.com

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