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Star Health customers' health data leaked online in India

First reported · Last reported · 14 related reports

Health data belonging to customers of Indian insurer Star Health was posted online and leaked via Telegram chatbots. Star Health confirmed the data breach in October 2024 and said it had received a $68,000 ransom demand. Having investigated allegations that its head of security was involved, it concluded that he had done nothing wrong.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Star Health
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Customer health data leaked
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
India

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Timeline

  1. It was reported that a hacker had leaked Star Health data using Telegram chatbots.
  2. Star Health confirmed the data breach after customer health data was posted online.
  3. Allegations that the head of security was involved in the leak were investigated.
  4. The company said it had received a $68,000 ransom demand.
  5. An Indian court ordered Star Health to provide details of the leak to Telegram so the chatbots could be removed.
  6. Star Health concluded that its head of security had done nothing wrong.

14 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.