Swvl
What Happened
In June 2020, the Egyptian bus operator Swvl suffered a data breach which impacted over 4 million members of the service. The exposed data included names, email addresses, phone numbers, profile photos, partial credit card data (type and last 4 digits) and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes, all of which was subsequently shared extensively throughout online hacking communities. The data was provided to HIBP by breachbase.pw.
Compromised Data
Recommended Actions
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Affected Accounts:
4.2 million
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Breach Occurred:
June 2020
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Added to HIBP:
31 Jul 2020
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your Swvl password since 2020, do so immediately.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Add an extra layer of security to your account.
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.
Try 1Password