What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 2,506,016
- Breached
- January 1, 2009
- Last Update
- February 18, 2017
Were you caught in this breach?
Search your email, phone number or username against every record CheckLeaked indexes.
What happened
Sometime in 2009, staffing platform Elance suffered a data breach that impacted 1.3 million accounts. Appearing online 8 years later, the data contained usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and SHA1 hashes of passwords, amongst other personal data.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- Employers
- Geographic locations
- Passwords
- Phone numbers
- Usernames
Attestation
Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the Elance breach?
The Elance breach exposed: Email addresses, Employers, Geographic locations, Passwords, Phone numbers, and Usernames.
When did the Elance breach happen?
The Elance breach was disclosed on January 1, 2009 and affected 1,291,178 records.
Am I affected by the Elance breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the Elance leak.