Security News > 2024 > January > 750 million Indian mobile subscribers' info for sale on dark web

Asia In Brief Indian infosec firm CloudSEK last week claimed it found records describing 750 million Indian mobile network subscribers on the dark web, with two crime gangs offering the trove of data for just $3,000.

CloudSEK named CYBO CREW affiliates CyboDevil and UNIT8200 as the vendors of a 1.8TB trove, which contains mobile subscribers' names, phone numbers, addresses, and Aadhaar details.

CloudSEK stated its investigation of the trove saw threat actors claim to have "Obtained the data through undisclosed asset work within law enforcement channels" rather than as a result of a leak from Indian telcos.

"The leak of Personally Identifiable Information poses a huge risk to both individuals and organizations, potentially leading to financial losses, identity theft, reputational damage, and increased susceptibility to cyber attacks," stated CloudSEK. Samsung turns to Baidu for Galaxy S24 AI in China.

Baidu told The Register that ERNIE will allow the S24 to perform real-time call translation, intelligent summarization of transcribed documents, and enable the circle to search feature - with results from the Chinese giant's search engine.

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