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Switch data breach (2024)

In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.

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Switch
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5.4K
SectorOther
CountryHungary

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 2024-10-01, Switch was affected by a data breach. Approximately 5,397 accounts were exposed. In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Switch
  2. switchit.huhttps://switchit.hu

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