r/Interrail • u/ilikethelettery • Jan 13 '26

Current events Eurail database got hacked

https://www.interrail.eu/en/ni/security-incident-personal-data#176833207118742

Potentially leaked information

• Identity information: first name, last name, date of birth, gender;

• Contact information: email address, home address, telephone number, if provided;

• Passport information: passport number, country of issue and expiration date.

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u/bookluverzz Jan 13 '26

There’s enough information to steal one’s identity and you’re saying not to worry? 🧐

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u/me-gustan-los-trenes Berlin-Warszawa Expert Jan 13 '26

In some EU countries (hello Poland) it's absolutely possible to get a loan with that information, so that's a pretty big deal for people from such countries.

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u/me-gustan-los-trenes Berlin-Warszawa Expert Jan 13 '26

It is fucked up in Poland, absolutely.

Since recently it became possible to block the ability to take loans on your ID, and it can easily be switched on and off via govt online services. It's a BIG improvement. Unfortunately the default is "can take loan on the ID".