5 major data breaches in India in 2021: Air India, Dominos, Facebook, and more | 91mobiles.com
As each day passes by, we have more and more data breaches across the globe. This is especially true for India. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, the country witnessed 37 per cent more data breaches in 2020, as per a study conducted by IBM. The study also revealed that the average total cost to an Indian company for a data breach is Rs 14 crores last year. With each new data leak, users are at risk as personal and sensitive information becomes available to third parties on the internet for nefarious use. 2021 seems to be another bad year for India as far as data breaches go. As many as five major data breaches took place in the country after the BigBasket breach last year.
Here’s a look at the 5 major data breaches in India that took place in 2021 that you should know about.
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Data breaches in India in 2021
1. Air India
In March 2021, Air India announced that it had suffered a data breach in the last week of February. According to the company, the data of around 45 lakh users was leaked which included their name, date of birth, mobile number/email address, passport information, ticket information, frequent flyer data, and credit card information. This was of the most serious data leaks of all time as it included passport details as well, which is one of the most important identity documents of a person.
2. Domino’s India
On 22nd May 2021, Rajshekhar Rajaharia, an internet security researcher, uncovered that data of 18 crore Domino’s orders was leaked online. The data breach included name, email, mobile number, and even the GPS location of the user. Alon Gal, CTO of a cybersecurity firm called Hudson Rock, claimed that credit card details of 10 lakh people who ordered pizza from Domino’s had also been compromised. However, Jubilant Foodworks, which owns Domino’s, claimed that no financial data had been leaked.
