[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2h9wnedxc2a7k":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":22,"dataClasses":23,"description":32,"seoTitle":33,"seoTitleEn":34,"seoDescription":33,"seoDescriptionEn":35,"logoUrl":36,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":37,"isSpamList":37,"isMalware":37,"company":38},"68e3266eda11adda488252c8","Muslim Directory","Muslim Directory Data Breach","muslim-directory","muslimdirectory.co.uk","2014-02-17T00:00:00.000Z","2014-02-23T03:09:38.000Z","2026-07-18T23:54:34.665Z","Verified UK directory website account breach","https:\u002F\u002Fdatabreaches.net\u002F2014\u002F02\u002F17\u002Fmuslim-directory-hacked-38903-user-credentials-leaked\u002F",[15,17],"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cyberwarnews.info\u002F2014\u002F02\u002F17\u002Fmuslim-directory-hacked-38903-user-credentials-leaked\u002F",37784,"known",null,"unknown","Medium",[24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31],"Age groups","Email addresses","Employers","Names","Passwords","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","Website activity","\u003Cp>The Muslim Directory data breach is a verified account data incident associated with the exposure of web accounts belonging to a UK-based service and business directory on February 17, 2014. The verified scope includes 37,784 accounts. The record contains names, age groups, email addresses, employer information, phone numbers, physical addresses, site activity, and passwords. The visibility of password information in plain text makes this record particularly significant from an account security perspective; if the same password was reused on other services, the risk is not limited to this directory account alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The data types verified in this record include identity, contact, address, employer, age group, site activity, and password fields. The email address and phone number can be used to contact the individual directly. Physical address and name information can make fake institution correspondence, donation requests, local service announcements, or delivery-themed scam messages more convincing. The employer field can help an attacker target the person through their workplace or prepare more specific social engineering attempts. The most critical point is that the passwords are listed in plain text. A plain text password is identity information that can be used directly, not a hash that needs to be cracked; therefore, if the same password is repeated across email, social media, shopping, or work systems, the risk of account takeover increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified incident date should be recorded as February 17, 2014, the record addition date as February 23, 2014, and the number of affected accounts as 37,784. Some reports related to the same incident mention 38,903 user credentials; the main number shown to the user is limited to the 37,784 account value in the verified breach record. The data classes have been verified as age groups, email addresses, employers, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, and site activity. Since payment card, bank account, identity document, health information, or private message content is not verified for this record, such fields are not included. Although the incident carries the name of a religious guide, the record is not marked in the sensitive breach category; nonetheless, a cautious assessment is needed regarding targeted harassment, phishing, and reputational pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There are individuals in the highest risk group who had a Muslim Directory account in 2014, used the same email address for a long time, and repeated their password on other services. Due to the plaintext password, an old directory account can be used directly for login attempts on different platforms. People whose physical address, phone number, and employer information are known may encounter more personalized scam messages. The risk is higher for local business owners, service providers, community representatives, and users with a visible profile in the directory; an attacker may try to deceive the person through community or business connections. For individuals who registered with a corporate email, the risk can also be transferred to their work account. Therefore, users for whom a match is found should evaluate not only the old site account but all critical accounts that used the same password and email history together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The user who notices a match should first try to remember the old password used in their Muslim Directory account and apply a password change to all accounts that have the same or similar password. Email accounts, social media, shopping accounts, cloud services, and work accounts are priority areas to check. New passwords should be unique, long, and generated with a password manager. This protection should be enabled for all services that support two-factor authentication. For messages that reference phone numbers, addresses, or employer information, the domain name should be verified through a separate channel before opening any links. Unrecognized sessions should be closed, and forwarding and filter rules in the email account should be reviewed. In suspicious messages, passwords, verification codes, payment information, or identity documents should not be shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This incident shows that even old and seemingly minor guide accounts can have serious security implications years later. Users should regularly review old forum, guide, community, and membership accounts, close accounts they no longer use, or at least update their passwords. A unique password scheme should be established for each service, and password managers and strong two-factor authentication should become standard. Avoiding registration for personal services with a work email separates the work account from social engineering risks. If information such as phone numbers and physical addresses has leaked, users should be more cautious about messages related to courier, donations, local services, public institutions, or community themes. When organizations notice their employees' emails in such old breaches, they should consider both the risk of password reuse and the likelihood of targeted phishing together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a Muslim Directory match in this record indicates that the associated email address may be included in the 2014 directory account data. The match does not prove that payment card or identification information has been exposed; the main risk is the potential use of plaintext passwords, contact details, and address fields together. The user should list critical accounts associated with the same email address, remove old and reused passwords, increase the use of two-factor authentication, and be cautious of social engineering messages targeting phone or address information. The recommended action for organizations is to treat this record not as a new breach but as an old 2014 high-impact account security risk involving plaintext passwords, and to examine password reuse separately.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Muslim Directory Data Breach (37.8 Thousand Reported Records)","Muslim Directory Data Breach. 37.8 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Age groups, Email addresses, Employers. Review the scope, risks…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmuslimdirectory_co_uk.webp",false,{"name":7,"sector":39,"country":40,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":33,"websiteStatus":33,"websiteCheckedAt":20},"Business Directory \u002F Community Services","United Kingdom"]