October 2022

LeakBase Announces Swachhata Platform Breached, 16 Million User PII Records Exposed

Yesterday, Leakbase, a website with a data breach notification, reported that someone allegedly hacked the Swachhata platform in India and stole 16 million user records. Cloudsek’s security researchers broke the news when they found a report that sample data containing personal information (PII), including email addresses, hashed passwords and user IDs, had been leaked. Earlier this week, Cloudsek’s consultants reported on an initiative in which 6 GB of compromised data from the Swachhata platform – India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs – was distributed through the popular file hosting platform. “Previously, [Leakbase] was known to provide reliable leaks of...

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