Dunzo data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the June 2020 breach of Dunzo. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Dunzo data breach exposed 3,465,259 accounts from dunzo.com in June 2020. The data taken includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and device information and 2 more kinds of data.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 29 Jul 2020, 1 month later. It is the 247th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Dunzo’s breach included 6 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Phone numbersExpect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM.
Device informationPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Geographic locationsRoughly where you live.
IP addressesRoughly where you were when you used the service.

What to do

  1. Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Dunzo among them, without showing the data.
  2. Distrust messages that mention Dunzo.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  3. Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 1 month later.

Similar breaches

Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:

  • Lead Hunter, March 2020, 69 million accounts
  • Straffic, February 2020, 49 million accounts
  • bigbasket, October 2020, 25 million accounts
  • Hopamedia, August 2020, 24 million accounts
  • Covve, February 2020, 23 million accounts
  • ShopBack, September 2020, 21 million accounts

See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “Dunzo”, Have I Been Pwned, added 29 Jul 2020. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.