IndiaMART data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the May 2021 breach of IndiaMART. For every breach, see Breaches.
The IndiaMART data breach exposed 20,154,583 accounts from indiamart.com in May 2021. The data taken includes names, physical addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 27 Aug 2021, 3 months later. It is the 93rd largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
IndiaMART’s breach included 4 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
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, IndiaMART among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention IndiaMART.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- 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, 3 months later.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Luxottica, March 2021, 77 million accounts
- AT&T, August 2021, 49 million accounts
- Domino's India, March 2021, 23 million accounts
- Epik, September 2021, 15 million accounts
- Ticketcounter, February 2021, 1.9 million accounts
- Ducks Unlimited, January 2021, 1.3 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “IndiaMART”, Have I Been Pwned, added 27 Aug 2021. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- indiamart.com, IndiaMART’s website