HEROIC Identified 7.5M boAt Records Now Circulating on Criminal Forums

HEROIC found the boAt Database breach dated March 2024, exposing 7,535,801 records including email addresses, phone numbers, first names, and last names from boAt, an Indian consumer electronics brand known for audio and wearable products.

Why the boAt Breach Is Dangerous

With 7.5 million customer profiles publicly available on a clear web hacking forum, attackers can use the exposed names, email addresses, and phone numbers to launch targeted phishing campaigns, SIM swap attacks, and social engineering scams. Physical addresses included in the leaked dataset make customers vulnerable to targeted fraud schemes. The scale of the exposure means criminals can cross-reference this data with other breaches to build richer profiles on victims.

What Was Exposed in the boAt Leak

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• First names
• Last names

Why This boAt Data Puts You at Risk

Even without passwords, this leak is dangerous. Your email address combined with your full name and phone number gives criminals everything they need to impersonate you, take over accounts via SIM swapping, or trick customer service agents into resetting credentials. This combination of personal information is frequently leveraged for identity theft and financial fraud targeting consumers across India.

How Database Breaches Work

Database breaches occur when attackers exploit vulnerabilities such as SQL injection or misconfigured servers to extract user records directly from a site's backend database. Once inside, they can download millions of records in minutes. The stolen data is then packaged and sold or shared across criminal forums and dark web marketplaces.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC operates one of the world's largest breach databases, covering more than 400 billion leaked records. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check if your email address or credentials appeared in the boAt leak or thousands of other breaches in our database.