IndiHome data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the November 2019 breach of IndiHome. For every breach, see Breaches.
The IndiHome data breach exposed 12,629,245 accounts from indihome.co.id in November 2019. The data taken includes names, email addresses, device information and genders and 2 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 27 Nov 2023, 4 years later. It is the 121st largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
IndiHome’s breach included 6 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Device information | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Geographic locations | Roughly where you live. |
| IP addresses | Roughly where you were when you used the service. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, IndiHome among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention IndiHome.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Expect the data to resurface.Breach data is sold and combined with other leaks for years. Stay wary of messages that know a little too much about you.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 4 years later.
Breaches often stay hidden for a long time. Until it came out, people in it had no reason to change anything.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Verifications.io, February 2019, 763 million accounts
- Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer, October 2019, 622 million accounts
- Facebook, August 2019, 509 million accounts
- Deezer, April 2019, 229 million accounts
- Canva, May 2019, 137 million accounts
- Mindjolt, March 2019, 28 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “IndiHome”, Have I Been Pwned, added 27 Nov 2023. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- indihome.co.id, IndiHome’s website