Star Health Insurance leak: Data of 31M customers selling online
What's the story
Star Health Insurance, a leading health insurance provider in India, is facing a major data security breach, potentially impacting millions of its customers. According to a post on X by venture capitalist @Deedydas, a hacker claims to be selling a massive dataset containing the personal information of approximately 31 million Star Health Insurance customers for $150,000.
Twitter Post
Take a look at Deedy's post
BREAKING: One of India's most massive hacks is happening right now!
— Deedy (@deedydas) October 9, 2024
~31M rows of Star Health Insurance data — name, DOB, address, phone, PAN card and salary for Indians is selling it for $150k.
Hacker claims CISO Amarjeet Khurana sold him the data.
Nothing is private in India. pic.twitter.com/ozKSUwy6ke
Data leak
Leaked dataset contains personl details of customers
The alleged data leak includes highly sensitive details such as names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, PAN card information (a crucial tax identification document), and even customer salaries. The hacker claims to have obtained this data from Amarjeet Khanuja, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Star Health Insurance. "Nothing is private in India," Deedy wrote on X.
Impact
Millions of individuals vulnerable to identity theft, financial fraud
The potential consequences of this data leak are severe. Millions of individuals could be vulnerable to identity theft, financial fraud, targeted scams, hacking of other online accounts, phishing attacks, account takeovers, and even extortion. A sample of the leaked data is available for viewing on a dark web website. Star Health Insurance has not yet issued a public statement regarding the selling of data.