Turkish Citizenship Database
High Impact•
49,611,710 records affected
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Dehashed
Description
In 2009, the Turkish Citizenship Database suffered a significant data breach, exposing sensitive information of approximately 49 million citizens. The compromised data included full names, dates of birth, birth cities, full addresses, parents' information, national ID numbers, and genders. This breach is commonly associated with the MERNIS data leak.
What to do if you're affected
- 1.Change your password immediately if you have an account with this service
- 2.Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible
- 3.Check if your email appears in the breach using Have I Been Pwned
- 4.Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- 5.Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords