IndiaMART Data Breach

What happened?

In August 2021, 38 million records from Indian e-commerce company IndiaMART were found being traded on a popular hacking forum . Dated several months earlier, the data included over 20 million unique email addresses alongside names, phone numbers and physical addresses. It's unclear whether IndiaMART intentionally exposed the data attributes as part of the intended design of the platform or whether the data was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability in the service.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 23, 2021. The record was added to the catalogue on August 27, 2021 and last updated there on August 27, 2021.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with IndiaMART or used indiamart.com around May 23, 2021. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.