Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Extortion Threat Of Leaking Niva Bupa Insurance Company's Customer Data
Live LawThe Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of Niva Bupa insurance company, restraining unknown defendants from publishing, distributing or disclosing its customers' personal data in a ransomware extortion threat that sought to leak the confidential data. The Court also directed social media intermediaries including Telegram to remove access to the unknown defendant's accounts and domain names, which are used to transmit the customers' confidential data. Niva relied on a similar case in the Bombay High Court in HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Meta Platforms Inc. & Ors., where the court passed a job doe order in a ransomware extortion threat against HDFC Life insurance company. The Court had directed social media intermediaries including WhatsApp and Telegram to remove access to the unknown defendant's accounts and domain names, which are used to transmit the customers' confidential data.
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