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Facebook hack , whereby more than 500 million Facebook users were found available on a website for hackers including those of Indian consumers , to a massive database breach that occurred in MobiKwik servers , whereby Indian card holder data was leaked and hundreds of thousands of its users ’ details surfaced on the Dark Web .
Likewise , Indian telecommunications company , Tata Communications , suffered a data breach and the cybercriminals claimed they had sold access to Tata ’ s servers to hackers . Additionally , BigBasket , the popular Indian online grocery vendor , faced a data breach that affected the data of over 20 million customers . In fact , according to India ’ s publication , THE WEEK , India saw
Organizations need to ensure that employees are trained and understand the importance of securing sensitive and confidential information .
a 37 % increase in cyberattacks in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019 and India features as one of the top countries that has fallen prey to data breaches over the years . With more employees now working
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