OshoWorld Was Breached in 2016. 57,099 Passwords Are Still Exposed.

HEROIC analysts have added the OshoWorld data breach to our records. OshoWorld, an India-based platform dedicated to the teachings of Osho at oshoworld.com, was breached on July 1, 2016, exposing 57,099 unique records. The compromised data includes email addresses and plaintext passwords, which were shared on a popular hacking forum following the incident.

Why This Is Dangerous

A breach from 2016 might feel like old news, but the passwords inside it are still exactly as dangerous today as they were the day they leaked. Because these 57,099 passwords were stored and exposed in plaintext, anyone who downloads this combolist can pair each password directly with its email address and attempt to log in immediately. If a person never changed that password after 2016, or reused it on other accounts, it can still open the door today.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords

Why This Matters

Old breaches like this one are a favorite tool for credential stuffing, where attackers take email and password pairs and automatically try them across banking sites, email providers, and social media platforms. Passwords are often reused for years without being changed, so a 2016 leak can still lead directly to account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud in 2026. The age of the breach does not reduce the risk. It just means fewer people are still thinking about it.

How This Combolist Was Created

OshoWorld's breach is classified as a database and combolist incident, meaning the original stolen data was pulled from the platform's own systems and later compiled into a combolist, a simple file pairing each email address with its matching password. Combolists like this one are traded and reposted on hacking forums for years after the original breach, giving them a long shelf life among attackers running automated login attempts against other sites.

Check If You Are Affected

Even a decade-old breach can still expose you if you have not updated the password involved. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including older breaches like OshoWorld, so you can find out whether your information is still circulating and take action to secure it.