India’s biggest data breach? Hacking gang claims to have stolen 815 million people’s personal information

The personal information of more than 815 million people in India has reportedly been leaked online.

According to local media reports, hackers have offered for sale the personally identifiable information (PII) - including that found on Aadhaar identity cards - belonging to hundreds of millions of Indian residents.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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