Government admits BSNL data breached in May; forms telecom security panel
8 months ago

Government admits BSNL data breached in May; forms telecom security panel

The Hindu  

The Union government confirmed a data breach in BSNL’s systems, saying that the breach was reported on May 20. “Indian Computer Emergency Response Team reported possible intrusion and Data Breach at BSNL on 20.05.2024,” Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Wednesday in a written response to a Lok Sabha query by Congress MP Amar Singh. While the breach led to “no service outage,” Dr. Pemmasani said, “one server was having the data similar to the sample data shared by CERT-In.” An inter-ministerial committee has been formed to “conduct audit of the telecom networks and suggest remedial measures for prevention of data breaches in the telecom networks”, Dr. Pemmasani said. A report in June by the London-headquartered Athenian Tech said that this “breach involves a substantial amount of sensitive data including International Mobile Subscriber Identity numbers, SIM card information, and Home Location Register details, among other critical data.” The data was “critical” enough to provide hackers an opening into BSNL’s networks, the report said, and let attackers “clone” SIM cards of users.

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CERT-In reported possible intrusion, data breach at BSNL on May 20: Govt
8 months ago

CERT-In reported possible intrusion, data breach at BSNL on May 20: Govt

Business Standard  

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BSNL's losses narrow to Rs 5,371 cr in FY24
8 months, 1 week ago

BSNL's losses narrow to Rs 5,371 cr in FY24

Deccan Chronicle  

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Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 7 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, 9 months ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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Exclusive | Didn't breach CoWIN, exploited linked platform's holes, says hacker behind data leak row
1 year, 9 months ago

Exclusive | Didn't breach CoWIN, exploited linked platform's holes, says hacker behind data leak row

India Today  

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CoWIN app or database not breached directly: Union minister after data leak claims
1 year, 9 months ago

CoWIN app or database not breached directly: Union minister after data leak claims

India Today  

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T-Mobile data theft: 37 million users' account compromised
2 years, 2 months ago

T-Mobile data theft: 37 million users' account compromised

Hindustan Times  

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Organisations must report cyber security breach within six hours: IndianCERT
2 years, 11 months ago

Organisations must report cyber security breach within six hours: IndianCERT

The Hindu  

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has asked all government- and private agencies, including internet service providers, social media platforms and data centres, to mandatorily report cyber security breach incidents to it within six hours of noticing them. The move will help in fighting cyber crime more effectively,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a tweet, …

Fresh start for report on data protection bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Fresh start for report on data protection bill

The Hindu  

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Air India suffers massive cyber attack: Credit card info, personal details of passengers stolen
3 years, 10 months ago

Air India suffers massive cyber attack: Credit card info, personal details of passengers stolen

India TV News  

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Personal information of 1,29,000 users stolen in data breach, says Singapore’s Singtel
4 years, 1 month ago

Personal information of 1,29,000 users stolen in data breach, says Singapore’s Singtel

India TV News  

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Data of 25 lakh Airtel customers in J-K allegedly leaked; telco claims no breach in server
4 years, 1 month ago

Data of 25 lakh Airtel customers in J-K allegedly leaked; telco claims no breach in server

India TV News  

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25 websites of Central Ministries, state governments hacked between Jan-May 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 8 months ago

25 websites of Central Ministries, state governments hacked between Jan-May 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News  

About 25 websites of Central Ministries and state governments were hacked in the first five months of 2019, Parliament was informed on Thursday. "As per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a total number of 199, 172, 110 and 25 websites of Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments were hacked during the year 2016, 2017, …

NEET data breach: Rahul Gandhi writes to CBSE, demands inquiry
6 years, 8 months ago

NEET data breach: Rahul Gandhi writes to CBSE, demands inquiry

India TV News  

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Central Board of Secondary Education and demanded an enquiry into the alleged massive data breach of candidates, who appeared for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test exam this year. In his letter to CBSE chairman Anita Karwal, the Congress president wrote ‘'it is alleged that data of candidates who appeared for NEET this …

UIDAI denies security breach of its database following reports of sale of data of businesses on the internet
7 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI denies security breach of its database following reports of sale of data of businesses on the internet

Firstpost  

The organisations whose services were said to be at risk were UIDAI, Idea Telecom, Bombay Stock Exchange, Flipkart and other businesses across India. The Unique Identification Authority of India on Wednesday denied there has been a security breach of its database, following reports that data of some 6,000 Indian businesses and government agencies was up for sale on internet. “The …

Why your MTNL connection could expose you to digital identity thefts
11 years, 2 months ago

Why your MTNL connection could expose you to digital identity thefts

Firstpost  

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Why your MTNL connection could expose you to digital identity thefts
11 years, 2 months ago

Why your MTNL connection could expose you to digital identity thefts

Firstpost  

At present, India does not have an all-encompassing privacy law to deal with data breaches though the Department of Personnel and Training has been working on a draft privacy law for three years now. According to an article in the Times of India, various government websites provide valuable, confidential data of citizens that make them easy prey to cyber stalkers …

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