Vedantu

What Happened

In mid-2019, the Indian interactive online tutoring platform Vedantu suffered a data breach which exposed the personal data of 687k users. The JSON formatted database dump exposed extensive personal information including email and IP address, names, phone numbers, genders and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. When contacted about the incident, Vedantu advised that they were aware of the breach and were in the process of informing their customers.

Compromised Data

Browser user agent details
Email addresses
Genders
IP addresses
Names
Passwords
Phone numbers
Spoken languages
Time zones
Website activity

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    686.9 thousand

  • Breach Occurred:

    July 2019

  • Added to HIBP:

    1 Nov 2019

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your Vedantu password since 2019, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

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