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 suo motto cognizance of the matter after reports about the data leak surfaced. Earlier in October, in what is suspected to be the biggest data leak case, a ‘threat actor’ with a handle on X, formerly Twitter, was found advertising the database in the breached forum on dark web which involves records of 815 million Indian citizens — Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses.

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TMC blasts Modi govt after 4 held for selling personal data on dark web: 'Why lying in Parliament?'
1 year ago

TMC blasts Modi govt after 4 held for selling personal data on dark web: 'Why lying in Parliament?'

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre of providing false information in Parliament regarding the security of Aadhaar data. The personal data, including Aadhaar and passport details, was reportedly leaked from the data bank of the Indian Council of Medical Research and put up for sale on the dark web. Congress MP …

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just about a month ago, Rescurity, an American cyber security firm, said that personal information of 815 million Indians was being sold on the dark web. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – AIIMS in Delhi has also been hit by cyber attacks – in one ransomware case, the hackers took over the servers, encrypted the data, and made …

ICMR data leak spurs call for public-private data protection partnership
1 year, 1 month ago

ICMR data leak spurs call for public-private data protection partnership

Live Mint  

Cybersecurity has become an extremely important issue in today's world. Bhaskar Ganguli, Director of Marketing and Sales, Mass Software Solutions Pvt Ltc said, “We can build a comprehensive policy to protect our data by collaboration between government agencies, corporations, and cybersecurity specialists.” He suggested initiatives like developing a national information-sharing platform and encouraging public-private collaborations to safeguard the digital environment. …

U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR

The Hindu  

The Central Government is yet to respond to reports about the American cyber security and intelligence agency Resecurity’s alert on the alleged data leak of over 81 crore Indians Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses with the Indian Council of Medical Research. ICMR has faced multiple cyber-attack attempts since February, and the latest alleged breach …

Police arrest man, detain minor in Bihar over CoWIN data ‘leak’
1 year, 6 months ago

Police arrest man, detain minor in Bihar over CoWIN data ‘leak’

Hindustan Times  

A man was arrested and a boy detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday in connection with the purported leak of CoWIN data, people familiar with the matter said, adding that the juvenile was the son of a healthcare worker whose credentials were abused to gain access. The disclosures prompted criticism from experts and Opposition leaders, but the government denied …

'Who let this happen?': Karti Chidambaram slams govt after alleged CoWin data breach
1 year, 6 months ago

'Who let this happen?': Karti Chidambaram slams govt after alleged CoWin data breach

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Karti Chidamabaram on Monday demanded answers from union Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after reports that private details of 'all' vaccinated Indians stored on the government's CoWIN platform had been hacked and leaked online. Why is Government of India sitting on a data protection law?” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram Earlier today, in a lengthy Twitter thread, Trinamool Congress …

Cyberabad police write to Google
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyberabad police write to Google

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police investigating the data theft cases have found that the data seized from the accused had been hosted in cloud platforms by unidentified persons, who shared them in the form of links and the credentials have been shared with brokers for several days. Meanwhile, the Union home ministry and also the the Union ministry of electronics and information …

Data theft: cops probing China, Pak agents' role
1 year, 8 months ago

Data theft: cops probing China, Pak agents' role

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police, investigating the data heist of information on 70 crore Indians, are probing whether it was sold to Chinese or Pakistani players, or third parties that could have sold the information to the Asian countries, given that data belonging to defence personnel was also seized in recent busts. Confirming that the data was sold to parties that …

From Byjus to Netflix: Cyberabad cops bust India's ‘biggest’ data theft
1 year, 8 months ago

From Byjus to Netflix: Cyberabad cops bust India's ‘biggest’ data theft

Hindustan Times  

In what can be called as the biggest data theft, the Cyberabad Police in Hyderabad has said it arrested a person who was allegedly involved in stealing, holding and selling personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organisations belonging to 24 states and eight metropolitan cities. Vinay Bhardwaj, the police said, was found possessing data of students of …

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 …

Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online: Report

Live Mint  

Personal data of thousands of people in India has been leaked from a government server which includes their name, mobile number, address and Covid test result, and these information can be accessed through online search. The leaked data has been put on sale on Raid Forums website where a cyber criminal claims to have personal data of over 20,000 people. …

Delhi Police cracks down on 'Covid cheats', arrests 91, freezes 214 bank accounts
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police cracks down on 'Covid cheats', arrests 91, freezes 214 bank accounts

India Today  

In a major crackdown, the Delhi Police has so far registered 372 FIRs against people cheating others in this time of crisis. Talking about the operation against frauds committed during the Covid-19 crisis, the Delhi Police said in a statement, " The onset of the second wave of Covid-19 brought into force a partial lockdown. With uncertainties around several questions …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Freelance journalist, 2 others arrested for passing sensitive information to Chinese intelligence
4 years, 3 months ago

Freelance journalist, 2 others arrested for passing sensitive information to Chinese intelligence

India TV News  

A freelance journalist, Rajeev Sharma, a resident of New Delhi's Pitampura, has been arrested by Delhi poluce Special Cell in an Official Secrets Act case. The Special Cell arrested Rajeev Sharma, for passing sensitive information to the Chinese intelligence. One Chinese lady and her Nepalese associate were also arrested for paying him large amounts of money routed through shell companies. …

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