Indian Railways server hacked, data of 3 crore travellers up for sale on dark web
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New Delhi: According to reports, data of around 3 crore travellers registered with the Indian Railways are put on sale on dark web after being hacked.
It has been claimed by the hackers that the Indian Railways data is one of the biggest data ever hacked by anyone.
Earlier, a China-based hacker had hacked the technical systems of of AIIMS, New Delhi. They had, in fact, taken the whole server into their control, but it was later taken back from their possession.
The data of Indian Railway, put on sale on a forum being run by cybercriminals, has user data, and invoices of latest month.
"The hacked data has usernames, emails, mobile numbers, gender, full address, and their language preferences. The data is of users who book tickets from Indian Railway portal," a source said.
The hacker, who uses the pseudonym 'Shadohacker', has also claimed that he has data of government persons having government email IDs and their cell phone numbers.
As of now, the Indian Railways has not made any official comment on the matter.
This is the second time when data of Indian Railway ticket buyers have been hacked, after a similar case in 2020
Source: IANS