S
S
Breaches
1
1 verified
Records Exposed
5K
Total across all breaches
Data Types Leaked
4
0 high risk
Latest Breach
2024
Switch

Breach History

Switch
Oct 2024Medium
5.4K
Records exposed
4
Data types leaked
Verified
Status

In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.

Exposed Data Types
Email addressesJob applicationsNamesSocial media profiles
Incident Status
Data breachYes
Data brokerNo
Policy contradictionsNo
Exposed Data Types
Email addressesLow risk
Job applicationsLow risk
NamesLow risk
Social media profilesLow risk