Muslim Directory

Muslim Directory, also known as muslimdirectory.co.uk, is an online platform based in the United Kingdom that serves the Muslim community. It functions as a community directory where users can create personal profiles and share contact details. The platform stores information such as email addresses, passwords, full names, phone numbers, residential addresses, and workplace details. By providing these profile fields, it enables members to network, locate services, and engage with others within the community. The service is accessed through its website and is intended for users residing in the UK.

The platform’s distinguishing attribute is its focus on the UK Muslim demographic, offering a specialised directory service not broadly targeted at the general public. In February 2014, the site suffered a security breach in which an attacker using the alias @th3inf1d3l exfiltrated 38,903 user records, including emails, plaintext passwords, names, phone numbers, addresses, and workplace information. The leaked data was published on Pastebin and stashbox.org under the #OpFuckMohammad campaign, with the attacker citing Islamophobic motives. This incident highlighted the platform’s collection of personally identifiable information and raised concerns about its security practices at the time. Ownership and parent/subsidiary relationships of Muslim Directory are not disclosed in the publicly available sources consulted.