Vk Parsing 2021

In 2021 a massive collection of data from the VKontakte social network was identified involving approximately 235 million records. The data was obtained through high volume automated scraping also known as parsing. This specific dataset is notable because it successfully mapped public profile links directly to private mobile phone numbers. While the breach does not contain deep personal details or passwords the scale of the exposure and the correlation of identity to phone numbers poses a significant risk for targeted phishing and unsolicited communications.