Friday, 24 March, 2023

MobiKwik begins investigation into data leak of millions of users

<p>MobiKwik started investigating claims of a data breach after media reports said that 8.2 terabytes of MobiKwik user data are up for sale on the dark web. The data included phone numbers, email, passwords, transactions logs and partial banking card numbers. KYC documents including govt issues the Aadhaar card or PAN ID of 3.5 mn users are also included in the breach. KYC documents are mandatory in India to access few financial services without any limitations.</p>