[Nextgrid]

The metadata in the breached records like "Imported from EverContacts" or similar supports the theory that it comes from a contacts app.

[dmix]

Curious why it has people's Github and Pintrest accounts when it's contact data.

Looks like it was mined from somewhere and combined with other data...

Unless people are putting their github urls in the contact apps?

[stedaniels]

A lot of CRMs are enriched with social media accounts and their web of connections.

[iamacyborg]

Stuff like Clearbit can "enrich" a profile with social accounts like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Github.

https://clearbit.com/attributes

That entire market needs to be killed off with hefty fines.