Facial recognition software provider Clearview AI has revealed that its entire client list was stolen by someone who'gained unauthorized access' to company documents and data. According to a notice sent to its customers, Cleaview AI said that in addition to its client list, the intruder had gained access to the number of user accounts associated with each client, as well as the number of searches conducted through those accounts. The company didn't specify how the security breach had occurred nor who might have been responsible, and it claimed its servers and internal network hadn't been compromised. Facial recognition software company Clearview AI has revealed a security breach that exposed it's client list and number of searches those clients made'Unfortunately, data breaches are part of life in the 21st century,' Clearview attorney Tor Ekeland told The Daily Beast, who broke the story. 'Our servers were never accessed.

In recent months, Clearview AI has been attacked from all sides by lawmakers, tech giants, and privacy advocates for its business practices, which include scraping public images of people from sites like LinkedIn, Venmo, Facebook, and YouTube. Clearview AI's systems then allow clients to search for people in its database using these scraped images. While several law enforcement agencies are known to use Clearview AI's services, the breach of its entire client list may shed some embarrassment on other organizations who are clients of the company that wish to remain unknown. As of now, however, it looks like Clearview AI's client list hasn't been made public--at least not yet. Clearview AI made the disclosure of the breach in an email to clients, saying an intruder "gained unauthorized access" to the client list.