Urban Point
Data Breach
urbanpoint.com51,391
Records Exposed
Jul 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Apr 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In July 2020, Urban Point, a Qatari mobile application offering discounts and promotions, experienced a breach compromising approximately 282,000 records, including email addresses, full names, phone numbers, genders, birthdays, and passwords stored in plaintext. The incident highlights critical risks for platforms managing sensitive user credentials, particularly with inadequate encryption practices. Robust cybersecurity measures, including secure password storage, are essential to protect user data and maintain trust in digital services.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Qatar
Language
Arabic
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Mobile Application
Indexed On
Apr 11, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Urban Point 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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