498,234
Records Exposed
Jan 2021
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In January 2021, the Indian online bookstore and book trading website Bookchor experienced a data breach that exposed around 500,000 customer records. The compromised data included email and IP addresses, names, genders, dates of birth, phone numbers, and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. This incident highlights the critical importance of implementing strong cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive customer data from unauthorized access and breaches.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
eCommerce
Indexed On
Aug 28, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Bookchor and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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