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TopicData leak

Topic: Data leak

Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app’s chatbots to leak data of medical policyholders

Star has received a temporary injunction from a Tamil Nadu court ordering Telegram to block any chatbots or websites in India 'that make available the data online.'

Delhi police arrest 4 for ‘advertising personal data of Indians’, probe role in ICMR leak

Suspects may not have been involved in leak or sale of leaked data on dark web, but were claiming to have access to 'Indian Citizen Aadhaar & Passport’ records, it is learnt.

Data theft attack on HCA Healthcare, certain patient-related information leaked

The leaked data did not include payment and clinical information, but included patient names and contact details, the company said.

‘Worst leak’ since Snowden? US launches probe after intel on Ukraine war, China surfaces online

'Leaked' documents reportedly contain operational details including where CIA recruited agents to gain access to closed-door conversations between world leaders.

Ukraine says data leak is Russian disinformation operation to sow doubts about counter-offensive

The New York Times report said the documents appeared to have been modified in certain parts.

‘Data breach at India’s biggest demat depository exposed 4.39 cr investors’: E-security firm

CyberX9 claims a vulnerability in CDSL, which manages trading accounts on BSE, NSE & other exchanges, exposed sensitive data. CDSL denies breach, says it was fixed quickly.

‘Pandora Papers’ reveal how world’s rich & powerful hid wealth in offshore firms

Pandora Papers, an unprecedented leak of financial records, names former UK PM Tony Blair & Pakistan PM Imran Khan's ministers among world leaders who concealed millions from tax authorities.

India’s cyber security agency advises Facebook users to enhance privacy after global data leak

As Facebook evolves, parts of your account could be public and data could be shared in unknown ways, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team said in a public advisory.

Facebook data of 533 million users leaked online

Data leaks threaten to undermine Facebook’s business model of gathering a large amount of personal information and using that to sell targeted ads.

WhatsApp hack lasted 2 weeks, but Israeli spyware used on Indians since 2017

Following reports that spyware was deployed against Indians via WhatsApp, the govt said it had asked the firm for an explanation. 

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.