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RailYatri (railyatri.in) suffered a data breach in 2022 that exposed around 23,209,732 accounts. If you had an account, some of your personal data may be circulating in leaked databases. The fastest way to know is to check your own email — free, in about 30 seconds, no password required.
What happened
In December 2022, India’s government-approved online travel agency RailYatri suffered a data breach. The incident impacted over 31M customers and exposed 23M unique email addresses. Also impacted were names, genders, phone numbers and tickets purchased, including travel information and fares.
Breach record from Have I Been Pwned, CC BY 4.0. Risk analysis by Nullivo.
What was exposed, and why it matters
Not all breaches carry the same risk — what matters is which fields leaked. Here is what the RailYatri breach exposed and what each item actually enables:
Also listed in this breach: Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Purchases.
What to do if you were affected
These steps are ordered for this specific breach — the most urgent action given what leaked comes first.
- Phone numbers
Move two-factor authentication off SMS to an authenticator app or passkey, and add a port-out PIN with your mobile provider. - Names and usernames
Search your usual username to see what else it exposes, and use distinct handles for sensitive accounts. - Email addresses
Treat any message referencing this service with suspicion, and never act on links in unexpected emails. - Confirm you were actually in it
Run a free scan before you spend time on the steps above.
How urgent is this now?
This data has been circulating for around 4 years, which means it has been copied, combined with other leaks and indexed by search tools many times over.
Remember: a breach can’t be “un-leaked” — once a database is out, it exists in countless copies. The goal is to make the leaked data useless: change what can be changed, lock down what can’t, and remove what has been republished.
Frequently asked questions
What data was exposed in the RailYatri breach?
The RailYatri breach exposed phone numbers, names and usernames, email addresses. Enables SIM-swap attacks (hijacking your number to intercept SMS codes), smishing, and voice scams that appear to come from your bank.
How many people were affected by the RailYatri breach?
Around 23,209,732 accounts were exposed, making it a very large breach by any measure.
What should I do if I had a RailYatri account?
Move two-factor authentication off SMS to an authenticator app or passkey, and add a port-out PIN with your mobile provider. You can check whether your own email appears in this breach with a free Nullivo scan — no password required.
Breaches that exposed similar data
If the RailYatri breach affected you, these breaches exposed comparable information — worth checking too, since leaked datasets are routinely combined.