- Independent researchers allege that KYC details of nearly 11 crore Indian MobiKwik users have been leaked on the Dark Web, including high-profile tech company founders’ data.
- The alleged breach contains 8.2TB of data, including phone numbers, emails, passwords, addresses, bank accounts, and card details of users, available for 1.5 Bitcoin on the Dark Web.
- MobiKwik denies the breach, but users are advised to switch off international transactions, lower domestic transaction limits, and possibly block affected cards to protect their data.
If you have ever saved or used a card on MobiKwik, this news is for you! Independent cybersecurity researchers have alleged that a database containing KYC details of nearly 11 crore Indian users of MobiKwik is leaked on the Dark Web.
It was first tweeted by independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia and then by French researcher Elliot Alderson on Monday. Alderson tweeted “Probably the largest KYC data leak in history” along with a screenshot of the blacked-out leaked data list on the darknet. “Personal data of several high-profile Indian tech company founders were found in the compressed data dump,” Rajaharia said!
Again!! 11 Crore Indian Cardholder’s Cards Data Including personal details & KYC soft copy(PAN, Aadhar etc) allegedly leaked from a company’s Server in India. 6 TB KYC Data and 350GB compressed mysql dump. @RBI @IndianCERT #InfoSec #dataprotection #Finance pic.twitter.com/yjc7davH3k — Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) February 26, 2021
