National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
Data Breach
niot.res.in16,621
Records Exposed
Mar 2023
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Oct 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In March 2023, a dataset surfaced on a prominent hacking forum. The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), an Indian government research organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences focused on ocean engineering and marine research, experienced a data breach that affected 16,621 users. The compromised data included email addresses and MD5 password hashes.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Government, Education, Information
Indexed On
Oct 28, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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