Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Data Breach

What happened?

In April 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published tens of thousand of emails sent by Indian citizens supporting net neutrality as part of the SaveTheInternet campaign. The published data included lists of emails including the sender's name and email address as well as the contents of the email as well, often with signatures including other personal data.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is April 27, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on April 27, 2015 and last updated there on April 27, 2015.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Email messages

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 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or used trai.gov.in around April 27, 2015. 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.