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Aura is an American company founded by Hari Ravichandran in 2014 under the name iSubscribed.[1][2]
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Identity theft prevention |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.aura.com |
Consumer impact summary
According to users, Aura locks users out of their accounts when they cancel their membership before it runs out whilst some users state that it is hard to cancel a subscription.[3][4][5][6]
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Aura category.
Data breach (March 2026)
- Main article: link to the main CR Wiki article
In March 2026, Aura experienced a data breach that exposed more than 900,000 records that contained names, e-mail addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, and customer service comments.[7][8][9] After the breach, the website haveibeenpwned.com continued their sponsorship with Aura[10], but removed it from the "Recommended Actions" section on the Aura entry due to company request.[11][12]
Products
See also
References
- ↑ "Who owns Aura?". Aura. Archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
- ↑ "About Us | Aura - Digital Security". Aura. Archived from the original on 28 Mar 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
- ↑ WastingTime76 (31 Oct 2024). "Identity Guard Aura - Don't do business with this company". Reddit. Archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Far_Wrongdoer2219 (5 Dec 2024). "Aura vs Others". Reddit. Archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ TECPlayz2-0 (3 Sep 2023). "Aura - is it any good?". Reddit. Archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Defender452 (11 Apr 2023). "Aura sucks. Not only can you not cancel your Aura membership from the Android app. When you try to cancel through the website, the coloured button doesn't cancel, and it errors, making you call the phone number to cancel". Reddit. Archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Toulas, Bill (18 Mar 2026). "Aura confirms data breach exposing 900,000 marketing contacts". BleepingComputer. Archived from the original on 18 Mar 2026. Retrieved 27 Apr 2026.
- ↑ "Aura Data Breach". Have I Been Pwned. 18 March 2026. Archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
- ↑ Arghire, Ionut (19 Mar 2026). "Security Firm Aura Discloses Data Breach Impacting 900,000 Records". SecurityWeek. Archived from the original on 20 Mar 2026. Retrieved 28 Apr 2026.
- ↑ @troyhunt (2026-04-27). "Troy Hunt on X". X.
We gave it a lot of thought. Ultimate conclusion was that I've long said we should judge orgs on their handling of a breach rather than that they had one. They handled it well (I had *a lot* of discussion with them about what "well" means), so we kept them on.
- ↑ @troyhunt (2026-04-27). "Troy Hunt on X". X.
Oh - and yeah, they asked not to have the Aura placement on the Aura breach page, for obvious reasons
- ↑ "Aura Data Breach". Have I Been Pwned. Archived from the original on 2026-03-18.