boAt data breach: 7.5M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-04-08
In March 2024, the Indian audio and wearables brand boAt suffered a data breach that exposed 7.5M customer records. The data included physical and email address, names and phone numbers, all of which were subsequently published to a popular clear web hacking forum. Exposed data: email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Mar 25, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Apr 8, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a boAt 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.
Sources
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