Hathway data breach: 4.7M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-01-12
In December 2023, hundreds of gigabytes of data allegedly taken from Indian ISP and digital TV provider Hathway appeared on a popular hacking website. The incident exposed extensive personal information including 4.7M unique email addresses along with names, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers, password hashes and support ticket logs. Exposed data: device information, email addresses, ip addresses, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, salutations, support tickets. The breach dates from Dec 17, 2023; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jan 12, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Hathway 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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