Data From PM Narendra Modi's Website Leaked on the Dark Web: Report

In what might be one of the most tell-tale indicators of the state of cybersecurity in India, information from Prime Minister Narendra Modi'south personal website is said to have been leaked on the Nighttime Web. Cybersecurity firm, Cyble, says it was tipped off nigh the development on Oct x, whereupon, the company found personally-identifiable information of over five,74,000 users, including more than 2,92,000 donors.

Co-ordinate to an official web log mail service by Cyble, one of the leaked databases includes names, email addresses and mobile numbers, while some other one showcases donation details, including bank reference numbers, payment modes, etc. As per the second database, the donations were made to a variety of causes, including CoVID-19 relief, Swachh Bharat and other national issues, simply also includes political contributions to the BJP.

What's even more alarming is that the researchers say they strongly doubtable the data is already beingness "misused for criminal purposes", although, there's no more information in that regard. The company claims that the data has the "potential to exist misused for malpractices such as Phishing Emails, Spam Text Messages, etc".

Cyble has indexed all the available information, and information technology is available on the company's website, AmIBreached.com. The researchers are encouraging all users registered on the PM'southward website (NarendraModi.in) to go over to the aforementioned site to ascertain the risks and gauge the extent of the data exposure suffered.

The news of the information breach comes just over a month afterwards the official Twitter account of Prime Government minister Narendra Modi was taken over by hackers challenge to exist office of the notorious 'John Wick' hacking cartel. Twitter, however, reacted quickly to delete the spam posts and restore the business relationship to its rightful possessor.