Chqbook Alleged Data Exposure
The Chqbook 2020 data breach occurred in September 2020 when database backup snapshots from Chqbook (chqbook.com), an Indian financial services platform and neo-bank for small business owners, were compromised and circulated on underground forums.
Exposed Data Types
2- Email addresses
- Passwords
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What data was exposed in the Chqbook incident?
The compromised user authentication dataset includes verified data categories:
- Contact Details: Verified user email addresses.
- Security Credentials: Bcrypt password hashes.
How many accounts were affected?
Canonical RFC 5322 ASCII validation confirmed 431,001 unique valid email addresses.
Security advisory & recommendations
Users who reused their Chqbook passwords on other platforms are vulnerable to credential stuffing attacks and should promptly update passwords across all associated online services.
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