Swvl
HIGH RISKData breach — June 2020
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.
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What happened in the Swvl data breach?
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.
The exposed data included 6 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 Swvl hacked?
Yes. Swvl was breached in June 2020. The breach exposed 4,195,918 records including email addresses, names, partial credit card data. 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 Swvl breach so dangerous?
The Swvl breach exposed 4,195,918 records — that is 4.2M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, names, partial credit card data makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your Swvl 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 Swvl breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Partial credit card data — can be used for direct financial fraud and unauthorised transactions
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
Profile photos — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Is the Swvl breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Swvl 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 2020 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 Swvl 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 Swvl breach
Approximately 4,195,918 user records were exposed in the Swvl breach in June 2020.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Swvl password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Swvl 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 Swvl breach?
The Swvl data breach affected approximately 4,195,918 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 Swvl 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 Swvl breach
Change your Swvl password immediately
Go to Swvl 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 Swvl and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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