HDB Financial Services
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersGeographic locationsLoan informationNamesPhone numbers
What to do if you were affected
- 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.
Details
In March 2023, the Indian non-bank lending unit HDB Financial Services suffered a data breach that disclosed over 70M customer records . Containing 1.6M unique email addresses, the breach also disclosed names, dates of birth, phone numbers, genders, post codes and loan information belonging to the customers.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HDB Financial Services data breach?
In March 2023, the Indian non-bank lending unit HDB Financial Services suffered a data breach that disclosed over 70M customer records . Containing 1.6M unique email addresses, the breach also disclosed names, dates of birth, phone numbers, genders, post...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2023.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 1,658,750 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Loan information, Names and Phone numbers.
What should I do if I was affected?
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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