Telegram Says It Can’t Police All Chatbots in Star Health India Data Leak

Telegram Says It Can’t Police All Chatbots in Star Health India Data Leak

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…

Star Health Says It Received ,000 Ransom Demand After Data Leak

Star Health Says It Received $68,000 Ransom Demand After Data Leak

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…

Star Health Probes Alleged Role of Security Chief in Data Leak

Star Health Probes Alleged Role of Security Chief in Data Leak

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,…

Star Health Probes Alleged Role of Security Chief in Data Leak

Hacker Uses Telegram Chatbots to Leak Data of Star Health Insurance

Stolen customer data including medical reports from India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just weeks after Telegram’s founder was accused of allowing the messenger app to facilitate crime. The purported creator of the chatbots told a security researcher, who alerted Reuters to the…

Data Breach in US Exposes Personal Information of 2,37,000 Federal Employees

Data Breach in US Exposes Personal Information of 2,37,000 Federal Employees

The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed in a data breach at the US Transportation Department (USDOT), sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. The breach hit systems for processing TRANServe transit benefits that reimburse government employees for some commuting costs. It…

1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the…

Uber Investigating Cybersecurity Incident After Alleged Data Breach: All Details

Uber Investigating Cybersecurity Incident After Alleged Data Breach: All Details

Uber Technologies on Friday said that it is responding to a cybersecurity incident involving a breach of its network. The ride-hailing company confirmed that it has reached out to law enforcement after a hacker allegedly breached its network that forced Uber to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline…

Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed

Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed

Samsung on Friday disclosed that it had recently detected a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the exposure of personal information of customers. The incident took place in late July, according to the South Korean firm, when an unauthorised third party compromised the company’s US systems. Samsung says that as part…

Celsius Users Under Phishing Risks as Already Troubled Firm Now Faces Data Breach Scandal

Celsius Users Under Phishing Risks as Already Troubled Firm Now Faces Data Breach Scandal

Celsius Network has disclosed to its community that it has suffered a data breach, warning users against threats of phishing attacks. An unnamed employee of Celsius’ third-party social media handler Customer.io accessed a list of Celsius client email addresses and transferred those to a third-party. Customer.io handles the market communications…