Part three closes a three-part analysis of major cyber attacks against Indian institutions (continuing from Part 1 and Part 2). What stays consistent across every incident is the authentication weakness behind it.
AmbiSecure aims to protect connected environments against cybercrime. Ambimat Electronics, with over forty years of experience, introduces the OnePass USB Key product.
Major Breaches Documented
Juspay Data Breach
Approximately 35 million customer accounts were compromised in August through an unrecycled access key. Details including masked card data and fingerprints were offered for sale on the dark web for around $5,000.
BigBasket Breach
Nearly 20 million users' personal information from the online grocery platform was listed for ₹3 million. Exposed data included "names, email IDs, password hashes, PINs, mobile numbers, addresses, dates of birth, locations, and IP addresses." Discovery occurred October 30; BigBasket was notified November 1.
Unacademy Compromise
The edutech startup disclosed that 22 million user accounts were compromised, with usernames, emails, and passwords exposed on the dark web.
Healthcare Records Theft
FireEye reported that hackers linked to the Chinese group Fallensky519 stole information on 68 lakh patients and doctors, with records offered below $2,000.
JustDial Exposure
Over 100 million users' data became publicly available, including names, email addresses, mobile numbers, gender, birthdate, and addresses.
About AmbiSecure
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Nearly four decades of design experience serving PSUs, private companies, and startups across multiple sectors including IoT, smartwatches, smart homes, medical devices, robotics, retail, and security.