Our Analysts Found the TravelSale Breach Circulating Online

HEROIC analysts found a database leak tied to TravelSale, the Argentine travel and tourism deals platform, circulating online as of June 19, 2024. The exposed file contains 20,947 identified records, including full names, usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, and bcrypt-hashed passwords.

Why This Is Dangerous

Travel accounts carry more than login details, they often connect to trip histories, saved contact numbers, and payment habits that make impersonation easier. With a name, username, email, phone number, and password hash all in the same record, an attacker has enough to attempt account takeover on TravelSale itself and to craft convincing phishing messages that reference real travel plans or booking details.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Usernames
• First and last names
• Password hashes (bcrypt)

Why This Matters

The 20,947 people in this leak now face the same risk that follows any password exposure: if the bcrypt hash is cracked and the password was reused anywhere else, an attacker gains a foothold in email, banking, or social accounts too. Combined with a phone number and full name, this data also supports targeted phishing calls or messages designed to trick victims into confirming a "booking" that never happened.

How Database Breaches Happen

This incident is classified as a database breach, pointing to direct unauthorized access to TravelSale's backend systems rather than malware on individual devices. Travel and booking platforms are common targets because their databases combine identity information with contact details in one place, making the data useful for both financial fraud and social engineering. A single unpatched vulnerability or compromised administrator account is often enough for an attacker to copy an entire user table.

Check If You Are Affected

If you have booked travel through TravelSale, check whether your information appears in this leak. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches more than 400 billion exposed records to show you instantly if your email, phone number, or password has been compromised.