MalindoAir data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the March 2019 breach of MalindoAir. For every breach, see Breaches.
The MalindoAir data breach exposed 4,328,232 accounts from malindoair.com in March 2019. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, passport numbers and physical addresses and 6 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 14 Sep 2023, 5 years later. It is the 219th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
MalindoAir’s breach included 10 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Passport numbers | Enough to open accounts in your name. Ask about replacing the passport. |
| 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. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Loyalty program details | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Nationalities | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Salutations | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
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, MalindoAir among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention MalindoAir.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.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 5 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:
- Utair, March 2019, 401,400 accounts
- COMELEC (Philippines Voters), March 2016, 228,605 accounts
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- Verifications.io, February 2019, 763 million accounts
- MGM Resorts (2022 Update), July 2019, 25 million accounts
- EatStreet, May 2019, 6.4 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “MalindoAir”, Have I Been Pwned, added 14 Sep 2023. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- malindoair.com, MalindoAir’s website