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Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded October 11, 2021Occurred October 19, 202050,538 accountsplaybook.vcAll Playbook breaches →
What was exposed
Email addressesJob titlesNamesPasswordsPhone numbersSocial media profiles
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In September 2021, a publicly accessible PostgresSQL database belonging to the Playbook service was identified . Run by VC firm Plug and Play Ventures, the database had been exposed since October 2020 and contained more than 50 thousand unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, job titles and passwords stored as PBKDF2 hashes. It took more than 2 weeks after being notified of the exposed data to properly secure it. It's unknown whether Plug and Play Ventures notified impacted individuals as they ceased responding to queries from the press.
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What is the Playbook data breach?

In September 2021, a publicly accessible PostgresSQL database belonging to the Playbook service was identified . Run by VC firm Plug and Play Ventures, the database had been exposed since October 2020 and contained more than 50 thousand unique email addresses...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around October 2020.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 50,538 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers and Social media profiles.

What should I do if I was affected?

Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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