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BigBasket faces potential data breach; details of 20 mn users put on sale

Names, email IDs, password hashes, contact numbers, addresses of users put on sale on dark web, claims cyberintelligence firm Cyble

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BigBasket has lodged a complaint with the city’s Cyber Crime Cell and is currently evaluating the extent of the breach | Imaging: Ajay Mohanty

Samreen Ahmad Bengaluru
Online grocery platform BigBasket has become the latest target of cyberattack in India.

The company has faced a potential data breach with the information of over 20 million customers on the darkweb for sale, according to US-based cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble.

The data, being sold for $40,000, includes the full names, email IDs, password hashes (potentially hashed OTPs), PIN, contact numbers, addresses, dates of birth, location, and IP addresses of login, among other bits of information, says a Cyble blogpost.

The Bengaluru-based start-up has lodged a complaint with the city’s cybercrime cell and is evaluating the extent of the breach