The Hindu Images
Data Breach
thehinduimages.com19,935
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Sep 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, a dataset was leaked on underground sources. The Hindu Images, a licensed image repository managed by The Hindu’s publishing group in India, suffered a data breach that affected 19,935 users. The exposed records contained email addresses and password hashes stored in an unknown format.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Password Storage
Other
Category
Community
Indexed On
Sep 26, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on The Hindu Images 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.
- 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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