RailYatri
MEDIUM RISKData breach — December 2022
In December 2022, India’s government-approved online travel agency RailYatri suffered a data breach. The incident impacted over 31M customers and exposed 23M unique email addresses. Also impacted were names, genders, phone numbers and tickets purchased, including travel information and fares.
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What happened in the RailYatri data breach?
In December 2022, India’s government-approved online travel agency RailYatri suffered a data breach. The incident impacted over 31M customers and exposed 23M unique email addresses. Also impacted were names, genders, phone numbers and tickets purchased, including travel information and fares.
The exposed data included 5 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was RailYatri hacked?
Yes. RailYatri was breached in December 2022. The breach exposed 23,209,732 records including email addresses, genders, names. 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 RailYatri breach so dangerous?
The RailYatri breach exposed 23,209,732 records — that is 23.2M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, genders, names makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the RailYatri 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
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Purchases — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the RailYatri breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the RailYatri 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 2022 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 RailYatri 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 RailYatri breach
Approximately 23,209,732 user records were exposed in the RailYatri breach in December 2022.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your RailYatri password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your RailYatri password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the RailYatri breach?
The RailYatri data breach affected approximately 23,209,732 users who had accounts with the service. With 23.2M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with RailYatri 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 RailYatri breach
Change your RailYatri password immediately
Go to RailYatri and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on RailYatri and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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