763,857
Records Exposed
Sep 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
The Indian financial platform Moneycontrol suffered a data breach in September 2017. In April 2021, hackers offered the stolen data for sale. The compromised data included 763,000 records, which included emails, physical addresses, phone numbers, genders, dates of birth, and plain text passwords. This incident emphasizes the importance of robust data security measures, including strong password hashing algorithms, to protect sensitive user information and prevent unauthorized access.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
News
Indexed On
Sep 9, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Moneycontrol 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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