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Thai police are investing a hacker who threatened to release data stolen in an alleged security breach affecting 55 million Thais, according to Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.
Apart from data pertaining to students of Byjus and Vedantu organisations, the accused was found to be in possession of data related to 1.84 lakh cab users spread across eight metro cities, data of 4.5 lakh salaried employees in six cities and Gujarat state. 📰 Data Theft Racket Busted in Telangana by Cyberabad Police, One Arrested for Selling Private Date of 67 Crore People and Organisations.
Apart from PhonePe, sensitive information about students enrolled with Byju's and Vedantu, users of financial apps such as Paytm, and CRED; and users of Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, Instagram and Zomato were also found to have been sold by the person arrested by Cyberabad Police
Approximately 50% of ransomware attacks and breaches fielded by the Unit 42™ Incident Response team result from a common culprit: attack surface exposures.
One person was arrested in a major data theft bust by Cyberabad Police. The accused was found selling confidential data of about 66.9 crore individuals and organisations across 64 states and 8 metropolitan cities. -- aaa