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Breach occurred 2022-09-02What happened
In September 2022, over 500k customer records alleged to have been sourced from the Indian e-commerce service Flipkart appeared on a popular hacking forum. Flipkart subsequently reviewed the data and concluded there was minimal overlap with their subscriber base and was not sourced from their services. The data included email addresses, latitudes and longitudes, names and phone numbers.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Misattributed Flipkart Data data breach occurred on September 2, 2022. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on March 12, 2024.
552,094 accounts were affected by the Misattributed Flipkart Data data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Misattributed Flipkart Data breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Geographic locations, Latitude and longitude pairs, Names, Phone numbers.
Have I Been Pwned has not independently verified the Misattributed Flipkart Data breach. Unverified breaches can still be genuine — verification just means HIBP hasn't been able to confirm the data's authenticity directly, often because the source is a smaller or less-publicized incident.
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