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
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In July 2024, a data breach attributed to Explore Talent was publicly posted to a popular hacking forum. Containing 5.7M rows with 5.4M unique email addresses, the incident has been described by various sources as occurring between early 2022 to 2023 and also contains names, phone numbers and physical addresses.
About Explore Talent
Talent networking platform for actors and creatives.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 5.4M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Recommended Actions
⚠️ Do not assume this is low sensitivity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In February 2022, Explore Talent experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 5.4M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, full name, phone number, physical address.
Approximately 5.4M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A public-facing individual
- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Explore Talent
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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