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tl;dr Recent data breaches and leaks have underscored the widespread impact on the data security of millions of users. Grave cybersecurity incidents, like the BSNL and Star Health data leak, have raised concerns about the detection and response capabilities of India’s cybersecurity authorities. This series will list the various cybersecurity incidents that occurred during a […]
The messaging platform Telegram on Friday told an Indian court it cannot monitor all the accounts it hosts to look for leaked customer data from India’s Star Health, and will only block problematic content that is flagged to it. India’s biggest health insurer has been battling a reputational and business crisis since Reuters reported on […]
Star Health, India’s biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records. Star, which has a roughly $4 billion market cap, is battling a reputational and business crisis since Reuters reported on Sept. 20 that a […]
India’s Star Health is investigating accusations that its chief information security officer played a role in a data leak by a self-styled hacker who used Telegram chatbots and websites to disseminate customers’ medical records and personal data. The country’s biggest health insurer, Star told Reuters that the official, Amarjeet Khanuja, was co-operating in its investigation […]
tl;dr Recent data breaches and leaks have underscored the widespread impact on the data security of millions of users. Grave cybersecurity incidents, like the Tamil Nadu Police Facial Recognition Portal breach and the Telangana Police Network data leak, have raised concerns about the detection and response capabilities of India’s cybersecurity authorities. This series will list […]