Ajarn data breach: 266K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-09-26
In September 2021, the Thai-based English language teaching website Ajarn discovered they'd been the victim of a data breach dating back to December 2018. The breach was self-submitted to HIBP and included 266k email addresses, names, genders, phone numbers and other personal information. Hashed passwords were also impacted in the breach. Exposed data: dates of birth, education levels, email addresses, genders, geographic locations, job applications, marital statuses, names, nationalities, passwords, phone numbers, profile photos. The breach dates from Dec 13, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Sep 26, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Ajarn account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
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