Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
HIGH RISKData breach — December 2021
In December 2021, Indian retailer Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd was breached and ransomed. The ransom demand was allegedly rejected and data containing 5.4M unique email addresses was subsequently dumped publicly on a popular hacking forum the next month. The data contained extensive personal customer information including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, DoBs, order histories and passwords stored as MD5 hashes. Employee data was also dumped publicly and included salary grades, marital statuses and religions.
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What happened in the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail data breach?
In December 2021, Indian retailer Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd was breached and ransomed. The ransom demand was allegedly rejected and data containing 5.4M unique email addresses was subsequently dumped publicly on a popular hacking forum the next month. The data contained extensive personal customer information including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, DoBs, order histories and passwords stored as MD5 hashes. Employee data was also dumped publicly and included salary grades, marital statuses and religions.
The exposed data included 12 types of personal information. Because passwords were exposed, users who reused their password on other sites are at particular risk. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail hacked?
Yes. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail was breached in December 2021. The breach exposed 5,470,063 records including email addresses, genders, income levels. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach so dangerous?
The Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach exposed 5,470,063 records — that is 5.5M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, genders, income levels makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail password against hundreds of other websites. If you reused your password anywhere, those accounts are now at risk. Read more about what happens to your data after a breach.
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What data was stolen in the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Genders — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Income levels — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Job titles — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Marital statuses — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Passwords — can be used to access your accounts directly or cracked to reveal your actual password
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Purchases — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Religions — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Salutations — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2021 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach
Approximately 5,470,063 user records were exposed in the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach in December 2021.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Who was affected by the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach?
The Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail data breach affected approximately 5,470,063 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail breach
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