Your Password May Be Exposed: Chain 2 Bollywood Leaked 9,952 Records

HEROIC analysts found a dataset posted to a hacking forum tied to Chain 2 Bollywood, a now-defunct Indian job search platform and talent casting agency. The breach dates back to July 6, 2018, and exposed 9,952 records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password.

Why This Is Dangerous

Storing passwords in plaintext removes any barrier between a leaked database and a working login. Anyone who downloaded this dataset could read each password exactly as the user typed it, with no cracking or guessing required, and immediately try that email and password pair on other sites.

What Was Exposed in the Chain 2 Bollywood Breach

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords

Why This Matters

People searching for jobs or casting opportunities often use the same email and password they rely on for banking, personal email, and social media. If any of the 9,952 affected users reused their Chain 2 Bollywood password elsewhere, they face a real risk of credential stuffing, account takeover, and financial fraud, even though the platform itself has since shut down.

How a Database and Combolist Breach Like This Works

This incident is classified as a database breach that was later compiled into a combolist, a plain text file of email and password pairs assembled for easy reuse by attackers. Someone gained unauthorized access to Chain 2 Bollywood's user database, extracted the stored credentials, and posted the resulting file on a hacking forum where anyone could download it and try the logins on other services.

Check If You Are Affected

If you ever had a Chain 2 Bollywood account or think your email address could be part of this or another breach, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks it against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records. Run a free scan today, and if your information turns up, change that password everywhere you have reused it.