Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Data Breach
iiap.res.in46,372
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, the website for the Indian Institute of Astrophysics suffered a data breach impacting nearly 49,000 records. The exposed data includes over 46,000 unique email addresses and Drupal-7 hashed passwords. Implementing modern encryption standards and robust cybersecurity measures is essential to safeguard academic and user data and maintain institutional trust.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
English
Password Storage
Other
Category
Education
Indexed On
Aug 18, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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