ESOP Direct
Data Breach on January 02, 2026
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | esopdirect.com | ||
| Threat Actor | LockBit | ||
| Date Discovered | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Description | ESOP Direct is an equity compensation consulting and plan administration company based in India, providing end-to-end Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) design, implementation, administration, compliance, valuation and related advisory services for corporations and startups globally. | ||
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for esopdirect.com
We've indexed 43 @esopdirect.com accounts from external breaches, plus 237 credentials for esopdirect.com itself.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026
| @esopdirect.com addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 28 accounts · across 31 breaches · 27 with a plaintext password · most recent Aug 18, 2024 |
| Combo lists | 27 accounts · most recent Aug 7, 2026 |
| Passwords for esopdirect.com accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 225 logins · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 61 logins · 54 infected devices · most recent Aug 3, 2026 |
Logins may belong to customers or to staff, and the data doesn't say which. None of this is necessarily connected to the ransomware attack above.
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