Muslim Directory

Muslim Directory operates as an online directory service catering to the Muslim community in the United Kingdom, providing a platform for users to access or list community-related information. The organization, accessible via its domain muslimdirectory.co.uk, facilitates connections within the religious demographic it serves, though specific details about its service scope, such as whether it focuses on businesses, places of worship, events, or other categories, are not explicitly detailed in available public reports. Its primary operational footprint is within the UK, aligning with its headquarters location. The directory’s function as a centralized resource suggests a role in supporting community engagement, though the absence of published metrics on user base size or geographic reach limits further quantification of its scale.

A significant distinguishing event in the organization’s history occurred in February 2014, when it suffered a cybersecurity breach resulting in the theft and public exposure of 38,903 user records. The compromised data included highly sensitive personal information such as plaintext passwords, email addresses, physical addresses, and phone numbers, indicating deficiencies in data protection practices at the time. The attacker, using the alias "th3inf1d3l," linked the breach to the "OpFuckMohammad" campaign, implying an ideologically motivated targeting of the platform due to its religious affiliation. This incident underscored vulnerabilities in the organization’s security posture, particularly the critical failure to hash or encrypt passwords, amplifying the breach’s severity. No subsequent incidents or security improvements have been publicly documented in available sources, leaving the long-term implications of the event unclear. Structural details such as ownership, subsidiaries, or regulatory affiliations remain unstated in known reporting.