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March 14, 2017 Verified Sensitive Record Public Records / Identity Data

Master Deeds Data Breach

The Master Deeds data breach is related to the exposure of a backup of a database containing extensive identity and public record information of South African residents, which occurred in March 2017.

2.3 Million
Reported Records
13
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

13
Dates of birth
Deceased statuses
Email addresses
Employers
Ethnicities
Genders
Government issued IDs
Home ownership statuses
Job titles
Names
Nationalities
Phone numbers
Physical addresses

Additional Information

Added DateOctober 18, 2017
Breach DateMarch 14, 2017
SourceThird party breach
Last Content UpdateJuly 18, 2026

Verification and editorial method

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Company Information

Company NameMaster Deeds
SectorPublic Records / Identity Data
CountrySouth Africa

Risk Level

Critical

The reported impact exceeds 1 million and falls within the critical severity band.

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