People search Exactis data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 2 Exactis-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 340M+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Exactis breach history matters
Exactis operates in Finance (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include unverified actor or scraping claims. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2026 — DarkForums consumer-data repost claim (unverified); 11M alleged
Unverified claim — treat actor counts cautiously. Unverified criminal-forum redistribution — indexed July 5, 2026. DarkForums user Edric posted a Databases thread titled "Exactis.com – Large-Scale Consumer Data 2026 [11m]" advertising roughly 11 million U.S. consumer-marketing records from exactis.com with sample CSV fields (a2, address, dob, email, ip, name, phone, url). Published samples include record dates from 2007–2009, suggesting the bundle may repackage or subset the widely reported June 2018 Exactis marketing-database exposure (~340M records per Wired) ra Exposed categories include Actor-claimed names, addresses, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers, IP addresses, URL/web-activity fields, and internal classification codes in CSV-style rows (~11M alleged)—sam. BreachHistory cites approximately 11M+ affected records in this row. See the exactis-forum 2026 record and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2018 — 340M
Cataloged incident. Marketing database left exposed on public server. Nearly every American affected. Exposed categories include Names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, interests, family details. BreachHistory cites approximately 340M+ affected records in this row. See the exactis2018 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Unverified actor or scraping claims — appears across multiple Exactis catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the Exactis company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/exactis · Latest: exactis-forum2026.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (2 rows for Exactis), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.