Data leaked from Indian Telangana Police's TSCOP app
A hack of the Indian Telangana State Police's TSCOP app led to a data breach. It was reported as the second major data breach targeting the police within a week, and the police cited the possibility of a technical glitch.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Telangana State Police
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- TSCOP app data leaked; specific scale unknown
- Cause / method
- Hacking of the TSCOP app; police cited a possible technical glitch
- Location
- India
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Timeline
- Allegations surfaced of a cyberattack on the TSCOP app and a hack of police data.
- The TSCOP app breach was reported as the second major data breach at the Telangana State Police within a week.
- Police said a technical glitch may have been involved in the TSCOP data breach.
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