[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f298ef0d7vmx3e":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"publishedAt":13,"modifiedDate":14,"contentUpdatedAt":15,"source":16,"sourceUrl":17,"sourceUrls":18,"pwnCount":19,"affectedCount":19,"affectedCountStatus":20,"affectedCountLowerBound":13,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":22,"availableLocales":23,"translations":25,"severity":28,"dataClasses":29,"description":32,"seoTitle":33,"seoDescription":34,"logoUrl":35,"isVerified":36,"isSensitive":36,"isSpamList":36,"isMalware":36,"company":37},"6a45d361ac39730346ce5f47","Steel 360","Steel 360 Alleged Data Exposure","steel-360","steel-360.com","2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z","2026-07-02T02:56:32.123Z",null,"2026-09-17T16:27:41.515Z","2026-07-19T00:08:58.713Z","Third party breach","https:\u002F\u002Fleakcheck.io\u002Fdata-breaches\u002Fsteel-360-com",[17],67148,"known","email_identifiers","en",[22,24],"tr",{"en":26,"tr":27},{"slug":9},{"slug":9},"Medium",[30,31],"Email addresses","Passwords","\u003Cp>The Steel 360 data breach is a security incident dated to August 2018, examined within the scope of the industrial media platform associated with the domain steel-360.com, focusing on the iron and steel industry, industry news, price information, and sectoral publishing. The record was assessed in the context of India, the number of affected accounts was kept at 67,148, and the data classes were limited to email addresses and password information. External verification showed a breach record for the domain steel-360.com, consistent with the August 2018 period and 67,148 records; as there was no official company notification, verified status was not used. Even though the Steel 360 record was not classified as sensitive, it should be considered for account security.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Despite the context of industrial publishing, unsupported fields such as price history, subscription bills, or company customer data were not added as if leaked. To prevent duplicate records, the title, domain, date, account numbers, data classes, and spelling variations were compared. Institutions with similar names, different domain names, or separate incidents in the same industry were not included in this record. Therefore, the Steel 360 breach is only considered within the scope of the steel-360.com domain and the available user data.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In this record, the supported data fields are kept as email addresses and password information. The email address can be used for targeted phishing messages and fake password reset attempts. The risk increases if the password or password hash information is seen along with the email or username; attackers may try the same or similar password on other services. If there is password hash type information, this field provides a technical clue about how the password is stored and can increase the risk of being cracked with weak storage methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>The email address or username in Steel 360 account may be targeted for fake notifications and support messages.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>If password information has been reused on other accounts, the risk of account takeover arises.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The combination of email and password poses a serious security risk even if there is no payment data.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Since old data sets can get mixed into different lists, the risk cannot be considered completely gone over time.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The verifiable scope for Steel 360 includes the domain steel-360.com, the August 2018 period, 67,148 accounts, and email addresses and password data classes. Although it is consistent with signals from an open violation inventory, it has not been elevated to verified status because there is no internal incident report, official notification, or regulatory announcement. This distinction indicates that the incident is notable for users but that all technical details have not been confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this reason, the explanation was kept limited to the supported fields. Fields such as phone number, physical address, payment card, official ID number, private message, CV, order, course content, downloaded file, forum message, or customer project information were not included unless supported by the record at hand. Since the technical storage format of password information cannot be verified with the same clarity in every case, users should act with a safe assumption: the same password should not be used anywhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The primary risk group is considered to be industry professionals who have created a newsletter, industry publication, or user account on Steel 360. Additionally, individuals who have used the same email address for a long time, have not closed old memberships, do not use a password manager, or reuse the same password across different services are at higher risk. Even if the Steel 360 account is no longer in use, it is possible for the email and password pair to be tried on other services.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Users who open multiple memberships with the same email address\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>People who continued using the passwords from the August 2018 period on other services\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Users who receive password reset links via email account\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>People who do not regularly check their old accounts and do not monitor password reuse\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If you have an account associated with Steel 360 or steel-360.com, first identify the password that may have been used on this account and change it on all services where the same password was used. Priority should be given to email accounts, banking, payment, social media, cloud storage, work accounts, and shopping accounts. Small changes or similar variations are not considered secure; a unique and long password should be used for each service.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Set a unique and strong password for your email account.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Enable multi-factor authentication on every account possible.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>If you have used the old password related to Steel 360 on other services, change all of them.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Carefully examine unexpected login alerts, password reset messages, and fake support messages.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>For permanent protection, it is necessary to use a password manager, generate a unique password for each account, separate email addresses according to their purpose of use, and regularly review old memberships. Forums, educational sites, sports news platforms, real estate services, torrent communities, gaming platforms, and professional service accounts can be valuable to attackers even if forgotten; because old password habits can be used in attempts to access new accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The recommended approach specifically for Steel 360 records is to close unused accounts, check session history, end password reuse, and carefully separate suspicious messages coming to the same email address. For corporate users, it is also important to ensure that employees do not use their old personal passwords in work systems. Policies that prevent password reuse, multi-factor authentication, and breach monitoring processes reduce the impact of this risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Users who check the Steel 360 record on LeakData.io should determine which email address or username was affected, which accounts were accessed with this information, and which passwords were reused in the past if they see a result. Even if the record is not in a verified status, the appearance of account login information is reason enough to take security action. The best course of action is to completely abandon the risky password and update critical accounts on the same day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If a new official notification, regulatory record, or reliable independent news about the Steel 360 data breach emerges, the scope may be reassessed. Until then, this record is kept as a carefully classified warning for users to check their old accounts and password repetitions associated with steel-360.com. The purpose is to make the realistic risk visible without exaggerating unresolved areas and to clarify actionable security steps.\u003C\u002Fp>","Steel 360 Alleged Data Exposure (67.1 Thousand Email Identifiers)","Steel 360 Alleged Data Exposure. 67.1 Thousand email identifiers are reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Passwords. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fsteel-360.png",false,{"name":7,"sector":38,"country":39,"website":40,"websiteArchiveUrl":41,"websiteStatus":41,"websiteCheckedAt":13},"Industrial Media \u002F Steel Magazine","India","www.steel-360.com",""]