"Indian Police Charge Gang With Stealing 168M Citizens' Data"

Six members of an alleged criminal gang that sold the personal information of 168 million Indian individuals, including defense personnel and government employees, were apprehended by the Indian police. The criminal gang operated under three front companies: Data Mart Infotech, Global Data Arts, and MS Digital Grow. The Cyberabad Metropolitan Police stated that the criminals engaged with buyers on business listing websites such as Justdial. Stephen Raveendra, the Cyberabad Metropolitan Police Commissioner, told reporters that the gang stole from government and private entities, including the armed services. The stolen data contained names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and other information compiled from previous data breaches. They sold information in over 140 different categories. The criminal group stole the personal information of 11 million clients of large banks, such as the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Axis Bank. Police revealed that the suspects also stole the personal information of 34,000 Delhi state government employees and 250,000 armed forces members. This article continues to discuss the Indian police charging six members of an alleged criminal gang that sold personal data belonging to 168 million Indian citizens and the potential impact of this data exposure. 

DataBreachToday reports "Indian Police Charge Gang With Stealing 168M Citizens' Data"