Cetdigit.com

In February 2025, Cetdigit.com, a US-based data aggregator specializing in marketing intelligence and business data services, suffered a significant data breach exposing approximately 2.5 million records. The leaked database contained a wide range of personally identifiable information including email addresses, full names, job titles and positions, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Cetdigit.com operates as a B2B data provider, compiling and selling contact and firmographic data for marketing and sales purposes. The exposure of such a dataset poses considerable risks, as the information can be leveraged for targeted phishing campaigns, spam, social engineering attacks, and identity fraud. The breach appears to have involved unauthorized access to or exfiltration of a core customer and contact database. Given the nature of the company as a data broker, the affected individuals may not have been direct customers but rather persons whose data was collected and aggregated from third-party sources for commercial use. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about the data stewardship practices of marketing intelligence firms and the risks posed by large-scale aggregation of personal information.