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
- Employment-based social engineering using job and employer data
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In November 2016, RankWatch experienced a data exposure due to a security misconfiguration, resulting in approximately 7.4M records containing email address, employer, full name, job information, phone number.
The breach has been verified through independent breach intelligence sources and the data is now indexed across notification platforms.
The incident has been cataloged by Have I Been Pwned. ObscureIQ has independently verified and classified this breach as part of its ongoing threat intelligence operations.
About RankWatch
RankWatch is an organization. Approximately 7.4M records associated with this organization were exposed in the breach. The breach dataset includes contact information, suggesting the organization collected user registration data.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 7.4M 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 November 2016, RankWatch experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 7.4M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, employer, full name, job information:job title, phone number.
Approximately 7.4M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of RankWatch
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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