Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'
3 years, 7 months ago

Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'

India Today  

A massive breach in Air India's server this February led to compromising personal data of nearly 45,00,000 people worldwide. The massive data leak was caused by a "sophisticated cyberattack" on Air India's passenger service system provider SITA. "While we and our data processor continue to take remedial actions.We would also encourage passengers to change passwords wherever applicable to ensure safety of their personal data," Air India said in a statement. It added that data of 4.5 million passengers -- which includes Air India's passengers -- across the world has been "affected" due to the cyberattack on SITA. "Air India would like to inform its valued customers that its passenger service system provider has informed about a sophisticated cyberattack it was subjected to in the last week of February 2021," the airline said in its statement.

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‘India witnessed nearly 600 cases of cyberattacks during first half of 2024’
5 months, 1 week ago

‘India witnessed nearly 600 cases of cyberattacks during first half of 2024’

The Hindu  

India experienced 593 cases of cyberattacks during the first half of the year, with education, government and technology sectors emerging as primary targets, according to India Breach Report by FalconFeeds, a product of the Kerala-based cybersecurity firm Technisanct. “This evolving cyber threat landscape in the nation, particularly within critical sectors like government and education, is a stark reminder that it …

Data of 750 million telecom users in India being sold on dark web, cyber experts claim
11 months, 1 week 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 …

U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR
1 year, 2 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 …

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 5 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 …

India ranks second in cybersecurity breaches in 2022, 20% of data stolen globally was from India
1 year, 10 months ago

India ranks second in cybersecurity breaches in 2022, 20% of data stolen globally was from India

Firstpost  

India has had a precarious relationship with cybersecurity, not just when it comes to personal devices, but professional networks as well. India accounted for 20 per cent of the total records or data points exposed worldwide. Of the 1,335 breaches analysed globally, 143 breaches occurred in Asia Pacific and Japan, resulting in a whopping 68 per cent of total records …

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report
1 year, 10 months ago

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report

The Hindu  

A study of 1,335 breach data incidents that were made public from November 2021 to October 2022 revealed that 20% of the total exposed records could be traced to India, as per a report by the exposure management company Tenable. 143 of 1,335 global breaches took place in the Asia Pacific region and Japan, while India made up around 20% …

T-Mobile data theft: 37 million users' account compromised
1 year, 11 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

US wireless carrier T-Mobile said on Thursday it was investigating a data breach that may have exposed 37 million postpaid and prepaid accounts, and hinted at incurring significant costs related to the incident. It's the second major cyberattack in less than two years and comes months after the carrier agreed to upgrade its data security to settle a litigation related …

Personal data of 6 lakh Indian hacked and sold on bot markets for Rs 490 each: study reveals
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Data breach at Akasa Air: User names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers compromised
2 years, 4 months ago

Data breach at Akasa Air: User names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers compromised

Firstpost  

The airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been ‘self-reported’ to the nodal agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team New Delhi: Akasa Air, which started operations less than a month ago, has suffered a data breach resulting in certain customer information being accessed by unauthorised individuals. The airline on Sunday apologised for the …

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft
3 years, 1 month ago

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the writ petition which sought for formulation of new guidelines to combat hacking, cyber crimes, data theft and allied issues for November 26, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed Advocate Vivek Narayan Sharma appearing for the petitioner to serve an advance copy of the petition to Centre's Standing Counsel. The petition …

Acer India servers breached? Hackers claim over 60GB data accessed
3 years, 2 months ago

Acer India servers breached? Hackers claim over 60GB data accessed

Hindustan Times  

In what could be a second data breach at technology company Acer this year, a hacker group has claimed it has accessed over 60GB of data from its India servers. In March, a ransomware attack by the REvil group led to a data breach at Acer. “We have found customer data that appears to be accurate and genuine after contacting …

Not just Air India, passenger data of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa also impacted in attack on AI servers
3 years, 7 months ago

Not just Air India, passenger data of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa also impacted in attack on AI servers

India Today  

Air India on Friday revealed that the private data of 45 lakh customers were leaked in a massive cyberattack in February. The cyberattack on SITA PSS had impacted the companies including Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, SAS-Scandinavian Airlines, Finland’s Finnair, Jeju Air, and Air New Zealand in March. “SITA confirms that it was the victim of a cyber-attack, …

Air India suffers massive cyber attack: Credit card info, personal details of passengers stolen
3 years, 7 months ago

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

India TV News  

Air India Data Breach: Air India has been hit by a massive cyber attack in which personal details, including credit card information of lakhs of passengers have been compromised. In a communication to affected users, the national carrier said that data breach involved personal data registered between August 26, 2011 and February 20, 2021. "Massive Air India data breach, involved …

Facebook data leak includes personal info of 6 million users in India, the story so far
3 years, 9 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 …

Data of 25 lakh Airtel customers in J-K allegedly leaked; telco claims no breach in server
3 years, 11 months ago

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

India TV News  

Data of around 25 lakh Bharti Airtel subscribers of Jammu and Kashmir circle, including Aadhaar numbers, address and date of birth, has reportedly been leaked by hackers, even as the telecom operator denied any breach in its servers. Rajaharia also shared a video of an email conversation between Bharti Airtel and the hackers with the name of 'Red Rabbit Team'. …

British Airways class action suit on data breach: the key facts on the compensation case
3 years, 11 months ago

British Airways class action suit on data breach: the key facts on the compensation case

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Claims-harvesting legal firms are estimating that British Airways could pay out up to £2.4bn for a …

Cyber criminals leak personal data of 2.9 crore Indians on dark web for free
4 years, 7 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 …

Data breach at SpiceJet, report says 1.2 million passengers' info leaked
4 years, 11 months ago

Data breach at SpiceJet, report says 1.2 million passengers' info leaked

India TV News  

A data breach has hit one of India''s largest privately-held carriers, SpiceJet, affecting 1.2 million passengers in the country. Security researchers who first revealed the data breach told TechCrunch that they gained access to the carrier''s systems by brute-forcing the system''s easily guessable password. The private information of more than 1.2 million passengers were contained on an unencrypted database backup …

SpiceJet data breach: 1.2 million passengers affected
4 years, 11 months ago

SpiceJet data breach: 1.2 million passengers affected

India TV News  

A data breach has hit one of India's largest privately-held carriers, SpiceJet, affecting 1.2 million passengers in the country. Security researchers who first revealed the data breach told TechCrunch that they gained access to the carrier's systems by brute-forcing the system's easily guessable password. The private information of more than 1.2 million passengers was contained on an unencrypted database backup …

Email IDs, IMEI data of over 30 crore Airtel users almost leaked due to app bug, reveals report
5 years, 1 month ago

Email IDs, IMEI data of over 30 crore Airtel users almost leaked due to app bug, reveals report

India Today  

A report suggests that data of over 30 crore Airtel users -- over 300 million -- was at the risk of data breach due to a bug in Airtel's app -- likely to be My Airtel -- that people in India use. The bug was serious and apparently and apparently so damaging to a user's privacy that a lot of …

Airtel’s mobile app flaw exposes data of 32 crore subscribers
5 years, 1 month ago

Airtel’s mobile app flaw exposes data of 32 crore subscribers

Live Mint  

In yet another massive data breach incident, data of over 32 crore subscribers of telecom major Bharti Airtel were exposed and became vulnerable due to a serious security flaw in its mobile application. Ehraz Ahmed, a Bengaluru-based researcher, who first noticed the fault, said in his blog written that the flaw existed in one of Airtel's API that allowed people …

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM
5 years, 5 months ago

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM

The Hindu  

Data breaches have cost Indian enterprises ₹12.8 crore on an average during the first half of calendar 2019, a 7.29% increase compared with a year ago. Each employee incurred a loss of ₹5,019 on account of lost data or stolen record, an increase of 9.76% from the prior year, said a study conducted by IBM Security in association with Ponemon …

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists
5 years, 8 months ago

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists

Firstpost  

The increased focus on social media and technology as an enabler for the current elections meant that it was only a matter of time before reports of misuse of data for political purposes arose. The current report of finding 7.8 crore Aadhaar data records with IT Grids Pvt Ltd, which were for use in the Seva Mitra app, however, are …

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher
5 years, 9 months ago

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher

The Hindu  

The Indian cyber security machinery, in collaboration with a self-proclaimed anonymous French security researcher who has been vocal about data security through his Twitter account, claimed to have plugged a major data leak over the course of the last nine days. The researcher, who goes by the display name Elliot Alderson on Twitter, had on March 10 tweeted that two …

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