The Sample data analyzed by Cyber Security News contains information about employees of prominent insurance companies, including HDFC Ergo, Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Lombard, and others. This breach follows several other high-profile incidents in India’s insurance sector, including the Star Health Insurance breach in October 2024 that reportedly affected 31 million customers and a potential data leak at Niva Bupa Health Insurance reported in February 2025. According to a recent IBM report, the average cost of a data breach in India reached an all-time high of ₹19.5 crore in 2024, with the insurance sector being particularly vulnerable. The leaked SQL database file breach includes customer policy information, contact details, and potentially sensitive internal system commands that could further compromise the affected organizations’ security infrastructure. The dataset, initially leaked on the dark web forum leakbase.io by a user known as “frog,” contains email addresses from major Indian insurance providers, mobile numbers, and potentially confidential administrative access credentials. Cybersecurity experts familiar with the matter suggest the compromised data could be exploited for various malicious activities, including identity theft, targeted phishing campaigns, and unauthorized system access. The breach exposed approximately 1,590,798 rows of sensitive data, including customer information and administrative credentials. The regulator also directed insurance companies to perform comprehensive IT system audits following recent data leaks.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:10:17 +0000