Paytm Data Breach

What happened?

In August 2020, the Indian payment provider Paytm was reported as having suffered a data breach and subsequent ransom demand , after which the data was circulated publicly. Further investigation into the data concluded that the breach was fabricated and did not originate from Paytm . The impacted data covered 3.4M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, genders, dates of birth, income levels and previous purchases.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is August 30, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on July 26, 2022 and last updated there on July 29, 2022.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Geographic locations
• Income levels
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Purchases

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 Paytm or used paytm.com around August 30, 2020. 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.