boAt Data Breach

What happened

In March 2024, the Indian audio and wearables brand boAt suffered a data breach that exposed 7.5M customer records. The data included physical and email address, names and phone numbers, all of which were subsequently published to a popular clear web hacking forum.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing boAt — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Stay alert for smishing (SMS phishing) and SIM-swap attempts using your phone number.
• Exposed identity data raises identity-theft risk — consider credit monitoring or a credit freeze.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.