Muslim Directory data breach: 37K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2014-02-23
In February 2014, the UK guide to services and business known as the Muslim Directory was attacked by the hacker known as @th3inf1d3l. The data was consequently dumped publicly and included the web accounts of tens of thousands of users which contained data including their names, home address, age group, email, website activity and password in plain text. Exposed data: age groups, email addresses, employers, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, website activity. The breach dates from Feb 17, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 23, 2014.
What to do
- If you had a Muslim Directory 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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