Actor Claims INBI School of English WhatsApp Dataset Contains 3.34 Million Messages
Summary
The handle “libreboot2016” claims to have published a WhatsApp dataset associated with Mexico’s INBI School of English, containing 3,337,394 messages and 171,967 phone numbers. The dataset and its source remain unverified.
Key points
- The actor handle “libreboot2016” claims the dataset is associated with INBI School of English in Mexico.
- The listing claims 3,337,394 WhatsApp messages and 171,967 mobile phone numbers using +52 and +1 country codes.
- The visible field list includes message-body, sender and recipient, timestamp, status, and media-related fields.
- Screenshots show the claim and field structure, but not individual message contents.
- The dataset's authenticity, source, completeness, stated counts, and availability have not been independently verified.
- The supplied material does not establish how the data was obtained or independently confirm unauthorized access to INBI systems.
- If authentic, the dataset could expose messaging metadata, phone numbers, and potentially communication contents, with privacy and targeted-phishing risks.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- INBI School of English
- Victim Domain
- inbi[.]mx
- Incident Type
- Unverified claim of publication of a WhatsApp message dataset
- Data Types Exposed
- WhatsApp messages, including a message-body field
- Mobile phone numbers
- Messaging and media metadata
- Affected Records
- The claim states 3,337,394 messages and 171,967 phone numbers; neither count has been independently verified.
- Operational Impact
- No operational impact is confirmed. The report describes potential privacy risks if the dataset is authentic.
- Claim Status
- claimed