Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries moderate risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
On an unknown date in approximately 2017, the Indian training and assessment service known as Hub4Tech suffered a data breach via a SQL injection attack. The incident exposed almost 37k unique email addresses and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. No response was received from Hub4Tech when contacted about the incident.
About Hub4Tech
Hub4Tech is an organization whose data was exposed in this breach. The dataset has been verified by ObscureIQ intelligence and indexed across breach notification platforms.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 37K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Recommended Actions
⚠️ Do not assume this is low sensitivity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2017, Hub4Tech experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 37K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, password.
Approximately 37K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Hub4Tech
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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