- Leaked data includes names, mobile numbers, email IDs, permanent account November details
- Cyber Security Researcher discovered Google Drive link on dark web at the beginning of the month
The credit and debit card data of more than 7 million (7 million) users in the country has been leaked. According to a security researcher, this data has been leaked online through the Dark Web. The leaked data includes not only the names of Indian card holders but also their mobile numbers, income levels, email IDs and permanent account November (PAN) details.
Cybersecurity researcher Rajasekhar Rajaharia discovered the Google Drive link on the dark web earlier this month, which was given the title of “Credit Card Holders data”. It is available for download via the Google Drive link. These links are open for public access.
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The data
shared link given in the 59 axle file contains 59 axle files, which include the full name, mobile number, city, income level and email id etc. of the card holders. Apart from this, it includes PAN card number, Employee details. However, the leaked data does not include information on bank account and victim’s card number etc.
Rajaharia told that he has verified some names listed in the axle sheet with the id of his name on Linkedin and Trucollar. He has even found his own name in this list. There is no clear description of the banks whose cardholders’ information has been leaked in this data. This includes First Swipe Amount for most cardholders.
The data
researcher may be between 2010 and 2019, stating that the data may belong to a third party, which serves or leads the bank. This information was first made public by Inc42. The exact information of when this data has been leaked is not clear at the moment. However, it may include information between 2010 and 2019.
Another inc42 report states that the data leaked on the dark web is from some employees of Axis Bank, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Kellogg’s India Private Limited and McKenzie & Company. According to the report, the annual income of these employees ranges from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 75 lakh.
What is dark web?
There are many websites on the Internet that do not fall under the mostly used search engines like Google, Bing, and general browsing. These are called dark net or deep net. Such websites can be accessed with the help of specific authorization procedures, software and configurations. The Information Technology Act, 2000 provides the statutory framework for addressing all kinds of prevalent cyber crimes in the country. Law enforcement agencies take action according to this law when they come to notice of such crimes.
Three parts of internet access
1. Surface Web: This part is used daily. For example, search results like search engines like Google or Yahoo. Such websites are indexed by search engines. These are easily accessible.
2. Deep Web: These cannot be accessed from search engine results. To access any document of deep web, one has to login to its URL address. For which password and user name are used. These include accounts, blogging, or other websites.
3. Dark Web: This is only part of Internet searching, but it cannot be found on search engines in general. This type of site requires a special browser, called Tor, to open. Dark web sites are hidden with the help of Tor encryption tool. In such a case, if any users reach them incorrectly, then their data is threatened.
