Data breach · January 2018

Was I in the Elanic breach?

Elanic is an Indian fashion marketplace. Its breach happened in January 2018 and exposed 2,325,283 accounts. It included email addresses, general locations and usernames. If you had an account there by January 2018, check your address below to see whether it is one of them.

Breach record last updated . Steps read from the government pages at the foot of this page.

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01

What happened?

In January 2020 the marketplace's records were posted on a well known hacking forum. The company confirmed the data was real and old, and said it came from a test server left open to the public. It also said it had chosen not to tell affected customers or make any public statement.

Organisation
Elanic, an Indian fashion marketplace (elanic.in)
When it happened
January 2018
Added to monitored breach databases
4 May 2020
Accounts in the data
2,325,283
What was exposed
email addresses, general locations and usernames

The breach record cites a public report on elanic.in.

02

What was exposed, and what does it mean for me?

  • Your email addressemail addresses

    Expect messages that look like they come from this service or another one you use, written to get you to click a link or sign in on a fake page.

  • Other detailsgeneral locations and usernames

    On their own these carry less risk, but they make a scam message sound more personal.

03

What should I do now?

In this order, for what this breach exposed.

1. Expect phishing

  • Be wary of messages that urge you to act fast, ask for personal details, or link to an address that is slightly off.
  • If a message might be genuine, do not use its links or phone numbers. Go to the site by typing its address yourself.
04

Is my address in it?

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Where does this come from?

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