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BSNL experiences data breach, hacker shares some information on the dark web

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dissent

Myind reports:

India’s state-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), experienced a substantial data breach, placing the personal information of thousands of users at risk. Reports indicated that a threat actor on the dark web had claimed possession of critical information related to BSNL’s fiber and landline users.

According to a report by ET, the threat actor, operating under the pseudonym “Perell,” has purportedly shared a “sample dataset” on the dark web, containing sensitive information of BSNL’s fiber and landline users. The hacker is alleged to have obtained crucial details, including email addresses, billing information, contact numbers, and other sensitive data.

Read more at Myind.

This is not BSNL’s first significant data breach. A check of DataBreaches’ archives returns:

2011: BSNL, India’s largest telco breached
2012: OpFreePalestine Still Attacking Sites, BNSL India’s Biggest Telecom Hacked
2012: bsnl.co.in taken offline again by BBHH, Bangladesh black hat hackers.
2015: In: BSNL site hacked
2018: Telangana BSNL employee database vulnerable to hacking: French researcher Robert Baptiste

 

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