Debit, credit card details, phone numbers of 70 lakh Indians leaked on dark web
4 years ago

Debit, credit card details, phone numbers of 70 lakh Indians leaked on dark web

India Today  

The credit and debit card details of 70 lakh Indians have been leaked on the dark web. As per a cybersecurity researcher, the sensitive data of Indian users that have been leaked include cardholders' names, phone numbers, income details, account details, and more. Rajaharia in his report stated that the third-party service providers who are contracted by banks to sell credit/debit cards could have leaked the details of the users on the dark web. According to cyber intelligence firm Cyble, sensitive data of BigBasket users such as full names, email IDs, password hashes, contact numbers, addresses have been accessed by hackers and exposed on the dark web.

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Cybercrime expert 'very confident' the MediSecure data of almost 13 million Australians has already been sold
5 months ago

Cybercrime expert 'very confident' the MediSecure data of almost 13 million Australians has already been sold

ABC  

Cybersecurity experts say the highly sensitive data of 12.9 million Australians, stolen from eScripts provider MediSecure, has already been sold on the dark web and is up for sale again. "Basically what they're saying is, 'We have sold this to one person, so we're going to lower the price from the original $50,000 to $25,000'," Jamie O'Reilly, founder of Australian …

Indian blue-collar worker database, eMigrate, in the hands of hackers: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian blue-collar worker database, eMigrate, in the hands of hackers: Report

The Hindu  

A hacker is claiming to have access to an extensive database associated with the Indian government’s portal for blue-collar workers emigrating from the country. The database reportedly associated with the eMigrate portal contains full names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, mailing addresses and passport details of individuals who allegedly signed up to the portal, TechCrunch reported. The database …

Personal Data Of 7.5 Million Boat Users Compromised, Being Sold At Just €2 On Dark Web: Report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Personal Data Of 7.5 Million Boat Users Compromised, Being Sold At Just €2 On Dark Web: Report

ABP News  

During a recent cyber incident, the personal data of over 7.5 million customers of Boat, a renowned manufacturer of audio products and smartwatches, was compromised and surfaced on the dark web. The hacker proceeded to share files containing the breached data, which reportedly comprises 7,550,000 entries, on a dark web forum. He mentioned that cybercriminals could utilise the compromised personal …

AT&T admits massive data leak of customers on dark web. What details exposed?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AT&T admits massive data leak of customers on dark web. What details exposed?

Hindustan Times  

AT&T Inc. disclosed that personal data from approximately 7.6 million existing account holders and 65.4 million former customers has been leaked onto the dark web. The telecommunications giant announced on Saturday that a dataset, discovered on the "dark web," contains sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, belonging to about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account …

Hard Code | Worrying clues from a Chinese firm’s leaked data
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hard Code | Worrying clues from a Chinese firm’s leaked data

Hindustan Times  

A tranche of documents leaked from a Chinese technology company hit the code-sharing website GitHub last week. To summarise what cybersecurity experts have found, the company appears to have the ability to function like an Advanced Persistent Threat, a classification for cyber operatives with a sophisticated ability to hack into networks and devices, including some of the most secure ones …

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes

The Hindu  

A fake investment scheme cracked in October 2023, involving a network of 84 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹850 crore, and a work-from-home scam unearthed last week, involving a network of 30 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹150 crore, were detected by following the trail of money laundered through several bank accounts. “Opening these bank accounts is a …

Data of 750 million telecom users in India being sold on dark web, cyber experts claim
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Data of 750 million telecom users in India being sold on dark web, cyber experts claim

India Today  

In a startling revelation, cybersecurity firm CloudSEK has unveiled a massive security breach exposing personal information of an astonishing 750 million people in India. The breach was made public on January 23, 2024, when CloudSEK's AI digital risk platform, XVigil, detected a post by CyboDevil on an underground forum advertising the Indian Mobile Network Consumer Database. The threat actors, members …

Hackers selling 1.80 terabyte data of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on dark web: Report
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hackers selling 1.80 terabyte data of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on dark web: Report

India TV News  

The Department of Telecom has instructed telecom service operators to conduct a security audit of their systems in response to claims by cybersecurity firm CloudSEK that data on 750 million Indian subscribers has been leaked, according to a government official. CloudSEK reported that hackers are selling a 1.8-terabyte database comprising details of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on the dark …

Caught in a web | Cybercrooks get more innovative
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Caught in a web | Cybercrooks get more innovative

The Hindu  

A 55-year-old private firm employee from Mathikere was looking for the customer care number of Railways to cancel his tickets recently. This case is an example of how cyber fraudsters are using different methods to access bank account details to steal money, a senior police officer said. “Though there are different modus operandi to get access to the bank details, …

ICMR Data Leak: 4 Nabbed For Selling Info On Dark Web for 'Quick Money'
1 year ago

ICMR Data Leak: 4 Nabbed For Selling Info On Dark Web for 'Quick Money'

News 18  

Delhi Police has arrested four people in connection with the Indian Council of Medical Research data leak case. The move came around two months after Central probe agencies found personal details of over 81 crore Indians were leaked from the data bank of ICMR and put on sale on the dark web. Earlier this year, the Delhi police had taken …

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report

India TV News  

Ahead of the expected tabling of the Digital Personal Data Protection bill in Parliament on August 3, a new report highlights the concerns of Indian citizens regarding data breaches. Among those who believed their personal data had been leaked, 72% mentioned their mobile numbers, 63% cited email addresses, 53% referred to Aadhaar numbers, and 50% indicated PAN card numbers. Regarding …

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed

Deccan Chronicle  

Media reports of a purported breach of crucial data of most, if not all the, beneficiaries, meaning most of the Indians citizens who got vaccinated for Covid, or nearly a billion-odd people, are not only unfortunate if found to be true, but also raise a serious issue concerning the trust of all citizens sharing any data with the government across …

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops
1 year, 8 months ago

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops

Hindustan Times  

The Cyberabad Police in Telangana have recently busted a gang involved in the data theft and sale of sensitive information of government and important organisations. The arrested seven members of the gang allegedly stole details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel and 16.8 crore citizens of India, PTI reported. Cyberabad Police commissioner M Stephen Raveendra was quoted by PTI as saying …

HR portal myrocket.co data breach exposes information of Indian employees: report
1 year, 11 months ago

HR portal myrocket.co data breach exposes information of Indian employees: report

The Hindu  

HR management portal myrocket.co on Wednesday saw a data breach of 260GB that exposed personal sensitive information of employees, according to report by Cybernews. The data includes sensitive and personally identifiable information like name, phone number, bank detail, parents’ names, date of birth, salary, payslip, tax information and even photocopies of personal documents like driving license and voter ID. Data …

Indian Railways data hacked, being sold on dark web
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian Railways data hacked, being sold on dark web

India TV News  

Data of around three crore travellers registered with the Indian Railways has been hacked and reportedly put on sale on the Dark Web, as per reports. It has been claimed by the hackers that the Indian Railways data is one of the biggest data ever hacked by anyone. Image Source : PIXABAYHack The data of Indian Railway put on sale …

Personal data of 6 lakh Indian hacked and sold on bot markets for Rs 490 each: study reveals
2 years ago

Personal data of 6 lakh Indian hacked and sold on bot markets for Rs 490 each: study reveals

India Today  

Sensitive data of at least five million people around the globe, including data of 6 lakh Indians, has been hacked and sold on the bot market. A recent study by NordVPN revealed that data of 6,00,000 Indians including logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots, and other information were stolen and sold in the bot market. For the study, folks at NordVPN …

More Medibank customer data released onto dark web. Has everything now been released?
2 years ago

More Medibank customer data released onto dark web. Has everything now been released?

ABC  

Medibank has confirmed that more stolen customer data has been released on the dark web, amid reports the hackers have released all files remaining in their possession. Key points: Medibank has confirmed that further stolen customer data has been released The hackers have commented "case closed" on their post describing the latest release Cyber security experts say it remains unclear …

Data hacked from Tata Power servers leaked on dark web
2 years, 1 month ago

Data hacked from Tata Power servers leaked on dark web

Hindustan Times  

A packet of important data reportedly hacked from Tata Power servers 10 days ago, was leaked on the dark web early Tuesday by Hive, a ransomware gang. In a Bombay Stock Exchange filing, the Mumbai-headquartered company said all critical operational systems were functioning and it had “taken steps to retrieve and restore its systems.” On Tuesday, Hive claimed responsibility for …

How Cybercriminals Sell Fake Data and Fall for It Too
3 years, 4 months ago

How Cybercriminals Sell Fake Data and Fall for It Too

The Quint  

Genuine data leaks like BigBasket, Mobikwik, and Domino's where data of billions of customers, including sensitive personal and financial information were made public, has offered fodder for fraudsters to manipulate data and earn revenue from it. Prashanth Guruswamy, Co-founder, InstaSafe, a cyber security firm told The Quint that since data is the new 'oil', malicious actors are selling off such …

Fake website claims CoWin data of 150 million leaked, security researchers call it a Bitcoin scam
3 years, 6 months ago

Fake website claims CoWin data of 150 million leaked, security researchers call it a Bitcoin scam

India Today  

A website on Thursday claimed that the data of 150 million vaccinated Indians have been leaked on the dark web. However, the health ministry and security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaria soon refuted the claims of the data leak market. Rajaria, a security researcher, who has unearthed many data breaches involving popular companies said that the website claiming CoWin data leak is …

Domino's, Big Basket leaks mean my data is out in public, this is why India needs data protection law
3 years, 6 months ago

Domino's, Big Basket leaks mean my data is out in public, this is why India needs data protection law

India Today  

There are many things in life we take for granted. That is exactly what happened a few days ago when almost everyone stared sharing the link to “find out how much you've spent on Pizzas to date.” Even though the idea of checking how much I have spent on carbs did not particularly excite me, I went ahead and typed …

Domino's India data breach: Name, location, mobile number, email of 18 crore orders up for sale on dark web
3 years, 7 months ago

Domino's India data breach: Name, location, mobile number, email of 18 crore orders up for sale on dark web

Firstpost  

Data of 18 crore orders of Domino’s India have become public and are searchable and on sale on dark web. #InfoSec #GDPR #DataLeak pic.twitter.com/5G494xJSCf — Rajshekhar Rajaharia May 22, 2021 How to check if your Domino’s India data has leaked The website where this leaked data is available reads, “Payment details and employee files will be made public soon…”. Restrict …

BigBasket Data Breach: Home Addresses, Numbers of Over 2 Crore Indians Made Public
3 years, 7 months ago

BigBasket Data Breach: Home Addresses, Numbers of Over 2 Crore Indians Made Public

News 18  

The BigBasket data breach that made headlines towards the end of 2020 clearly did not see the end of the day as yet. After initially hosting the breached customer data for sale for Rs 30 lakh following the breach about six months ago, hacker collective ShinyHunters, who claimed responsibility behind the attack, have now posted the data in a public …

BigBasket user data allegedly leaked on dark web, including email IDs, numbers, addresses of over two crore Indians
3 years, 7 months ago

BigBasket user data allegedly leaked on dark web, including email IDs, numbers, addresses of over two crore Indians

India Today  

Yet another user database has been leaked to the dark web and this time the victim is the popular online grocery delivery platform BigBasket. The massive data leak is said to comprise the data of 20 million BigBasket users, including their email ID, home address, phone number, IP address and more such personal data. As per threat intelligence SaaS provider …

Domino's India database: Hacker reportedly gains access to 13 TB worth of data including credit card details, email IDs and more
3 years, 8 months ago

Domino's India database: Hacker reportedly gains access to 13 TB worth of data including credit card details, email IDs and more

Firstpost  

Domino’s India, a popular pizza outlet in the country, appears to have fallen prey to a cyber attack, as per Alon Gal, co-founder of an Israeli cybercrime intelligence firm. According to Gal, hackers have access to 13 TB worth of data, including 180,000,000 order details containing names, phone numbers, payment details, and a million credit card details. 20 Crore Order …

Domino's India hacked: Credit data of 10L users on 'sale' for Rs 4 cr
3 years, 8 months ago

Domino's India hacked: Credit data of 10L users on 'sale' for Rs 4 cr

India TV News  

In what could add to latest string of cyber breaches at India-based entities, a cyber security researcher on Sunday claimed that credit card details of nearly 10 lakh people who purchased online on Domino's Pizza India is allegedly being sold for over Rs 4 crore on the Dark Web. "Information includes 180,000,000 order details containing names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, …

Domino's India Hack: 7 Years of Internal Docs, 10 Lakh Credit Cards on Sale for Rs 3.4 Crore
3 years, 8 months ago

Domino's India Hack: 7 Years of Internal Docs, 10 Lakh Credit Cards on Sale for Rs 3.4 Crore

News 18  

Domino’s India, the popular pizza delivery chain, reportedly faced a data breach that includes internal company documents of the past seven years, private data belonging to over 250 employees, customer details from over 18 crore food orders and over 10 lakh credit cards that may have been saved during checkout and payments. The database remains active on a dark web …

Facebook data leak: Personal details of over 61 lakh Indians on sale by hackers
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook data leak: Personal details of over 61 lakh Indians on sale by hackers

Op India  

A massive data dump of 533 million global Facebook users has been leaked and making rounds on hacker forums. As per the posts by threat actors who leaked the data, it contains user names, birthdays, phone numbers, users’ unique identifiers, emails, relationship statuses, occupation, account creation dates and more. Though he could not find data of anyone from his family, …

Facebook data leak includes personal info of 6 million users in India, the story so far
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook data leak includes personal info of 6 million users in India, the story so far

India Today  

The latest Facebook data breach is claimed to have leaked the personal data of over 533 million users globally. In a country-wise breakup, the claimed data breach reportedly includes the personal information of 6 million users in India. Alon Gal, CTO of cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, posted information around the data breach that is said to have leaked data …

Hackers allegedly leak data of 9.9 crore Mobikwik users in India, company rejects claim
3 years, 8 months ago

Hackers allegedly leak data of 9.9 crore Mobikwik users in India, company rejects claim

Firstpost  

Hackers have leaked the data such as mobile phone number, bank account details, email, and credit card numbers of 9.9 crore Indians allegedly of Mobikwik users, which the digital payments company has strongly denied. The disclosure about the data leak was made by cybersecurity analyst Rajashekhar Rajaharia who has also written to the Reserve Bank of India, Indian computer emergency …

Mobikwik Data Breach: Co Denies Claims, Researchers Offer Proof of 11cr Users' Data Leak
3 years, 8 months ago

Mobikwik Data Breach: Co Denies Claims, Researchers Offer Proof of 11cr Users' Data Leak

News 18  

Mobikwik, one of India’s most prominent digital payments platforms, is facing what has been claimed as one of the largest data breaches of its kind. What does the Mobikwik data breach include News18 could independently access the 8.2TB data dump, which is still live via a TOR link. On March 4, responding to reports of data linked to almost 11 …

Karnataka home minister gives police a new target: Crack the dark web
3 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka home minister gives police a new target: Crack the dark web

Hindustan Times  

Following a year-long crackdown on drug rackets in Bengaluru, Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai has asked the Karnataka police to focus on a new target – the dark web. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa, who chaired the meeting, said that the government would give all support to equip the force to fight cybercrime, which has emerged as “the biggest challenge for …

Online Payment Systems Beyond RBI: A Threat To National Financial Security
3 years, 10 months ago

Online Payment Systems Beyond RBI: A Threat To National Financial Security

Live Law  

"Data is the new oil". Given this backdrop, and the recent developments concerning companies whose activities of using customer data without consent, casts an imminent danger to the privacy, security and even safety of the user in the digital age. The new Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of WhatsApp have mentioned that it shares the customer data with Facebook …

Data of over 10 crore credit, debit card users leaked on dark web after attack on Juspay’s server
3 years, 11 months ago

Data of over 10 crore credit, debit card users leaked on dark web after attack on Juspay’s server

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: The copy has been updated with the statement of GajShield Infotech CEO. Security researchers have found that in a breach of Juspay’s servers, sensitive data of over 100 million credit and debit cards users have been leaked on the dark web. According to a report by Gadgets360, the data that was found on the dark web included “personal …

Amazon, Swiggy payment processor acknowledges data breach, says card details of users not compromised
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon, Swiggy payment processor acknowledges data breach, says card details of users not compromised

India Today  

Juspay, the company that provides payment services to e-commerce companies and food delivery giants like Amazon and Swiggy has confirmed a data breach that took place in August 2020. Cybersecurity expert Rajshekhar Rajaharia first discovered the data breach and shared a screenshot of the data that is being sold on the dark web. Explaining how the data breach took place, …

Data of 10 Crore Indian Cardholders Being Sold on Dark Web, Researcher Claims
3 years, 11 months ago

Data of 10 Crore Indian Cardholders Being Sold on Dark Web, Researcher Claims

News 18  

Independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia claimed on Sunday that data of nearly 10 crore credit and debit cardholders in the country is being sold for an undisclosed amount on the Dark Web. According to Rajaharia, the massive data dump on the Dark Web has been leaked from a compromised server of Bengaluru-based digital payments gateway Juspay. No card numbers, financial …

70 Lakh Indian Credit and Debit Card Holders' Private Data Has Been Leaked Online
4 years ago

70 Lakh Indian Credit and Debit Card Holders' Private Data Has Been Leaked Online

News 18  

Personal data of over 70 lakh Indian debit and credit card users have been scraped and posted online, according to information from independent Indian cyber security researcher, Rajshekhar Rajaharia. Offering validity to his claim, Rajaharia shared a corresponding Google Drive folder with News18, which contains mass data of credit and debit card users in India. Instead, the data sheets include …

Data of 70 lakh Indian cardholders leaked on dark web
4 years ago

Data of 70 lakh Indian cardholders leaked on dark web

India TV News  

Personal details, including phone numbers and email addresses of 70 lakh Indian debit and credit card holders, have been circulating on the dark web, an Internet security researcher alerted on Tuesday. Other leaked details include names of the users, employer firms and annual income, said security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia. "Since this is financial data, it is very valuable for hackers …

User data of millions of Indians put on sale online, advertised on Facebook
4 years, 3 months ago

User data of millions of Indians put on sale online, advertised on Facebook

India Today  

Purported data, including names, emails and phone numbers, of millions of Indian users have been put online for a flat price of Rs 850, India Today has learnt. "We can confirm that there has been no breach of our database and all our user information is secure," a Truecaller spokesperson told India Today. Speaking to India Today, independent cyber security …

RailYatri security flaw allegedly exposed UPI data, debit card details of 7 lakh passengers
4 years, 4 months ago

RailYatri security flaw allegedly exposed UPI data, debit card details of 7 lakh passengers

India Today  

A security flaw in Railyatri has alleged exposed the users' data of as many as 7 lakh passengers. As per a report, the Indian ticketing platform has accidentally exposed the UPI data, debit card details of users due to flawed security policies that have put the data of so many users at risk. The team also falsified the report that …

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