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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

SourceHave I Been Pwned
StatusConfirmed breach
AddedJanuary 15, 2022
OccurredDecember 1, 2021
Accounts affected5,470,063
Domainabfrl.com
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What was exposed
Email addressesGendersIncome levelsJob titlesMarital statusesNamesPasswordsPhone numbersPhysical addressesPurchasesReligionsSalutations
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Details
In December 2021, Indian retailer Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd was breached and ransomed . The ransom demand was allegedly rejected and data containing 5.4M unique email addresses was subsequently dumped publicly on a popular hacking forum the next month. The data contained extensive personal customer information including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, DoBs, order histories and passwords stored as MD5 hashes. Employee data was also dumped publicly and included salary grades, marital statuses and religions.
Frequently asked questions

What is the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail data breach?

In December 2021, Indian retailer Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd was breached and ransomed . The ransom demand was allegedly rejected and data containing 5.4M unique email addresses was subsequently dumped publicly on a popular hacking forum the next...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around December 2021.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 5,470,063 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Email addresses, Genders, Income levels, Job titles, Marital statuses, Names, Passwords and Phone numbers.

What should I do if I was affected?

Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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