Muslim Directory Data Breach

What Happened

In February 2014, the UK guide to services and business known as the Muslim Directory was attacked by the hacker known as @th3inf1d3l. The data was consequently dumped publicly and included the web accounts of tens of thousands of users which contained data including their names, home address, age group, email, website activity and password in plain text.

Compromised Data

Age groups
Email addresses
Employers
Names
Passwords
Phone numbers
Physical addresses
Website activity

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.

Sponsored
1Password

Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.

Try 1Password

Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    37.8 thousand

  • Breach Occurred:

    February 2014

  • Added to HIBP:

    23 Feb 2014

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.

Sponsored
1Password

Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.

Try 1Password