India confirms May BSNL data breach, forms telecoms security committee
Indian telecoms operator BSNL suffered a data breach in May. The Indian government acknowledged the incident and formed a telecoms security committee.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- BSNL
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- India
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The Indian government acknowledged BSNL's May data breach and formed a telecoms security committee.
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