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Over 100,000 scanned ID copies of Indians put on dark net for sale: Cyble

According to a report by cyber intelligence firm Cyble, the leaked data seems to have originated from a third party and not from the government system.

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The Cyble researchers acquired around 1,000 IDs from the seller and confirmed that the scanned IDs belong to Indians.

BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
Scanned copies of more than 1 lakh Indian nationals have reportedly been leaked and put on dark web for sale, the cyber intelligence firm cyble said on Wednesday. 

The leaked information includes details like IDs, including Aadhaar, PAN card and passport.

According to a report by cyber intelligence firm Cyble, the leaked data seems to have originated from a third party and not from the government system.

"We came across a non-reputed actor who is currently selling over 1 lakh Indian National IDs on the dark net. With such a low reputation, ideally, we would have skipped this; however, the samples