Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries critical risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In early 2019, the Malaysian airline Malindo Air suffered a data breach that exposed tens of millions of customer records. Containing 4.3M unique email addresses, the breach also exposed extensive personal information including names, dates of birth, genders, physical addresses, phone numbers and passport details. The data was later extensively shared on popular hacking forums.
About MalindoAir
Malaysian airline brand operating regional and international flights.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 74.6M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In March 2019, MalindoAir experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 74.6M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as date of birth, email address, full name, gender, loyalty program details.
Approximately 74.6M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of MalindoAir
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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