Elance Data Breach
The Elance data breach affected approximately 1,291,178 user records according to the record dated January 1, 2009. The listed fields are email addresses, employers, geographic location, passwords, phone numbers, and usernames.
Exposed Data Types
6- Email addresses
- Employers
- Geographic locations
- Passwords
- Phone numbers
- Usernames
About This Breach
Employer and contact details can make fake job offers or recruitment messages appear credible. Reused passwords can also put email and professional accounts at risk, while phone and location data add a privacy concern.
A match in the Elance record means that the queried email address or username appears in the dataset; it does not prove a current account compromise. Use unique passwords for career and email accounts, verify offers through official channels, and treat unexpected document or payment requests with caution.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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