Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In 2019, a significant data breach emerged when a legacy database from 2016 maintained by the Russian telecommunications operator Beeline was exposed online, compromising the personal information of approximately 8.7 million customers. The leaked data included sensitive details such as full names, home addresses, and phone numbers. Although Beeline later clarified that the exposed information was outdated and asserted that corrective measures had been taken—including identifying and punishing those responsible—the company addressed the incident.,
About Beeline
Beeline is an organization whose data was exposed in this breach. The dataset has been verified by ObscureIQ intelligence and indexed across breach notification platforms.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 8.1M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2019, Beeline experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 8.1M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as phone number, physical address:home.
Approximately 8.1M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A public-facing individual
- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Beeline
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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