ICMR Data Leak: 4 Nabbed For Selling Info On Dark Web for 'Quick Money'
1 year, 3 months 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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Star Health policyholders’ data up for sale on dark net
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Star Health policyholders’ data up for sale on dark net

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Personal details of more than 3.1 crore Star Health Insurance policyholders have reportedly been leaked, and are up for sale on the dark web. The leaked data, which includes sensitive information like mobile numbers, PAN card details, full residential addresses and annual income, has raised major privacy and security concerns for policyholders across India, including those in Telangana and Andhra …

TMC blasts Modi govt after 4 held for selling personal data on dark web: 'Why lying in Parliament?'
1 year, 3 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 9 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, 9 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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
2 years 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 …

After AIIMS, hackers attack Indian Council of Medical Research website – Firstpost
2 years, 3 months ago

After AIIMS, hackers attack Indian Council of Medical Research website – Firstpost

Firstpost  

According to officials, the National Informatics Centre has asked the government organisations to keep their firewalls updated With AIIMS servers already hacked, the cyber attackers have intensified the attacks on other health and research organisations website and patient information system in India. “On Nov 30, the cyber hackers tried to attack the Indian Council of Medical Research’s {ICMR} website for …

Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online: Report
3 years, 2 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 identify 26 Pakistan based Twitter handles spreading misinformation
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police identify 26 Pakistan based Twitter handles spreading misinformation

India TV News  

Highlights The Twitter handles were engaged in spreading a fake video and misleading people A fake or morphed video was shared on Twitter by some handles Cyber Crime Unit and Delhi Police Special Cell is currently investigating the matter Delhi Police have identified 46-Pakistan-based Twitter handles which were engaged in spreading a fake video in which culprits tried to show …

Delhi Police cracks down on 'Covid cheats', arrests 91, freezes 214 bank accounts
3 years, 10 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, 11 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
4 years, 2 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, 3 months 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, 6 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. …

Copies of your Aadhaar card, PAN card, passport might be on dark net for sale
4 years, 9 months ago

Copies of your Aadhaar card, PAN card, passport might be on dark net for sale

Live Mint  

Over 1 lakh scanned copies of Indians' national IDs, including Aadhaar, PAN card and passport, have been put on dark web for sale, cyber intelligence firm Cyble said on Wednesday. "We came across a non-reputed actor who is currently selling over 1 lakh Indian National IDs on the dark net. "Cyble researchers have also learned about a surge in KYC …

Truecaller data for sale on dark web is from 2019 leak
4 years, 10 months ago

Truecaller data for sale on dark web is from 2019 leak

The Hindu  

A day after data of 4.75 crore Indian Truecaller users was found to have been offered up for sale on the dark web, Truecaller on Wednesday stated that the data seemed to be from a set leaked in May 2019. Meanwhile, the same threat actor also put up a whopping 600 million other data sets for sale on Wednesday. We …

Truecaller denies reports that data of 4.75 cr Indians was put up for sale on the dark web for Rs 75,000
4 years, 10 months ago

Truecaller denies reports that data of 4.75 cr Indians was put up for sale on the dark web for Rs 75,000

Firstpost  

The data on sale includes phone numbers, gender, city, mobile network, Facebook id and so on. A cyber criminal has put on sale records of 4.75 crore Indians claimed to be sourced from online directory Truecaller for about Rs 75,000, according to online intelligence firm Cyble. A Truecaller spokesperson denied any breach of its database and said it is a …

Cyber criminals leak personal data of 2.9 crore Indians on dark web for free
4 years, 10 months ago

Cyber criminals leak personal data of 2.9 crore Indians on dark web for free

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Cyber criminals have posted personal data of 2.9 crore job-seeking Indians on dark web for free in one of the hacking forums, according to online intelligence firm Cyble. The cyber intelligence firm said that the breach includes sensitive information such as email, phone, home address, qualification, work experience etc. "Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for such personal …

COVID-19: Activists voice privacy concerns over leak of unverified patients list on social media
4 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19: Activists voice privacy concerns over leak of unverified patients list on social media

The Hindu  

The “leak” of a list of names on social media of 10 persons from the Nilgiris who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi has raised serious privacy concerns among activists here, with many calling for action against the people responsible for the leaks. The list, which began circulating on mobile messaging applications on Wednesday, not only has the names …

IIT post-grad arrested for stealing personal data through fake Make In India website
5 years, 9 months ago

IIT post-grad arrested for stealing personal data through fake Make In India website

India TV News  

Cyber Crime Unit of Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old ex-IIT student for stealing personal data of millions of users by setting up a fake website. It required users to register on the website, thus making their personal data vulnerable. Although he claimed that he was only trying to attract online traffic on his website, it was soon revealed in …

Privacy of NEET applicants at stake with yet another incident of online data leakage
6 years, 8 months ago

Privacy of NEET applicants at stake with yet another incident of online data leakage

India Today  

Another issue related to the privacy of people has risen. The websites that offer this personal data for a price are part of both a broader trend of how data brokers operate on the grey margins of India's digital advertising industry and a more specific and pressing issue of how data leaks by official sources help in the invasion of …

National Investigation Agency probe intoISIS module goes abroad
8 years, 8 months ago

National Investigation Agency probe intoISIS module goes abroad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency’s probe into the ISIS module involving terror suspects from Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu has turned into a multi-country probe with the agency issuing Mutual Assistance Legal Treaty requests and letters rogatory to the United States, United Arab Emirates and Sudan. NIA investigations revealed that accused Mohamed Naser, son of Packeer Mohammed of Thanjavur in …

Global database leaks details of 22 lakh suspected terrorists online
8 years, 8 months ago

Global database leaks details of 22 lakh suspected terrorists online

India TV News  

New Delhi: A database containing details of over 22 lakh suspected terrorists has been leaked online, a security researcher has claimed. However, security researcher, Chris Vickery, announced on Reddit that he obtained a copy of the World-Check database from mid-2014, asking fellow users if he should publish it for everyone to see. The exact details behind that can be shared …

Delhi Police nabs 5 for leaking important govt documents | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Police nabs 5 for leaking important govt documents | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Five people were arrested by the Delhi Police Crime branch today on charges of trying to get documents on policy matters of different ministries. Two government employees are among the five people arrested for allegedly leaking documents from the petroleum ministry to private firms, officials said. The accused were all trying to leak out confidential papers related to …

Chidambaram promises action against Indians stashing money in offshore tax havens – India TV
11 years, 11 months ago

Chidambaram promises action against Indians stashing money in offshore tax havens – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 6 : Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said an inquiry has been initiated against the individuals whose names appeared in a global report on the monies stashed in tax heaven. We have taken note of the names and inquiries have been put in motion in respect of the names that have been exposed", he said when asked …

Chidambaram promises action against Indians stashing money in offshore tax havens – India TV
11 years, 11 months ago

Chidambaram promises action against Indians stashing money in offshore tax havens – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 6 : Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said an inquiry has been initiated against the individuals whose names appeared in a global report on the monies stashed in tax heaven. We have taken note of the names and inquiries have been put in motion in respect of the names that have been exposed", he said when asked …

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