HIGH SEVERITY

GeekedIn Data Breach

Name: GeekedIn Data Breach
Creator: ObscureIQ
Published: 2016-08-01
License: https://obscureiq.com/licensing/data-breach-dataset

Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence

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6.5Severity

1.1MRecords

6Data Fields

2016Year

Impact & Downstream Threats

This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.

Primary downstream threats:

Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Doxxing risk from physical address exposure

Breach Intelligence

EntityGeekedIn

Breach DateAugust 2016

Disclosure42691.0

Records Exposed~1.1M

Attack VectorMisconfiguration

SourceHave I Been Pwned / ObscureIQ intelligence

StatusConfirmed

Executive Summary

In August 2016, the technology recruitment site GeekedIn left a MongoDB database exposed and over 8M records were extracted by an unknown third party. The breached data was originally scraped from GitHub in violation of their terms of use and contained information exposed in public profiles, including over 1 million members' email addresses. Full details on the incident (including how impacted members can see their leaked data) are covered in the blog post on 8 million GitHub profiles were leaked from GeekedIn's MongoDB – here's how to see yours.

About GeekedIn

GeekedIn 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

Verified fields in the released dataset:

Email addresses

Full names

Usernames

Dark Web Verification

Status: Confirmed

Dataset containing approximately 1.1M 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.

Expect Targeted Phishing

Watch for emails referencing this breach. Verify communications through official channels.

Secure Email & Enable MFA

Email compromise is often the first pivot point. Enable multi-factor authentication.

Monitor Financial Accounts

Watch for unauthorized credit applications and suspicious activity.

Check Your Exposure

ObscureIQ clients: this breach is indexed in your profile.
Non-clients may request a breach impact review.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened in the GeekedIn data breach?▾

In August 2016, GeekedIn experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 1.1M records containing personal information.

What data was exposed?▾

The exposed data includes fields such as email address, full name, geographic locations, professional profile:experience years, professional profile:skills.

How many records were affected?▾

Approximately 1.1M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.