LeakBase: India Swachhata Platform Breached, 16 Million User PII Records Exposed
Data samples contain email addresses, hashed passwords and user IDs, other PII
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Data samples contain email addresses, hashed passwords and user IDs, other PII
A threat actor by the name of LeakBase has shared a database containing personal information allegedly affecting 16 million users of Swachh City, an Indian complaint redressal platform
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