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ixigo data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the January 2019 breach of ixigo. For every breach, see Breaches.

The ixigo data breach exposed 17,204,697 accounts from ixigo.com in January 2019. The data taken includes auth tokens, passwords, usernames and names and 6 more kinds of data.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 17 Mar 2019, 2 months later. It is the 103rd largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

ixigo’s breach included 10 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
Auth tokensA token can let someone into the account without the password at all.
PasswordsCriminals try leaked passwords on email, banking and shopping sites, because people reuse them.
UsernamesHalf of a login. With a reused password, it opens other accounts.
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.
Social media profilesA way to reach you with scams.
Device informationPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
GendersPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
SalutationsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.

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, ixigo among them, without showing the data.
  2. Change your ixigo password.If the account still exists, sign in at ixigo (ixigo.com) and change it.
  3. Change it anywhere you used the same one.Start with your email, then banking and shopping. Leaked passwords are tried on other sites automatically, within days.
  4. Use a password manager and two-step sign-in.A different password for every site means one breach can’t open the rest. Two-step sign-in stops a leaked password working on its own.
  5. Distrust messages that mention ixigo.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  6. 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, 2 months later.

Similar breaches

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

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

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “ixigo”, Have I Been Pwned, added 17 Mar 2019. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.