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The government is investigating reports of a data breach involving datasets from the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) and the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), sources told The Economic Times..
The user claimed that these documents contained data from the EPFO, the Indian PMO, and various public and private organisations..
The alleged documentation outlines the ability of attackers to target both Android and iOS devices, extracting a range of sensitive information, including hardware details, GPS data, contacts, media files, and live audio recordings..
Recent times have seen a significant surge in cyberattacks on organizations such as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Taj Hotels, and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL). . Further, state-sponsored cyberattacks against India witnessed a 278 percent increase between 2021 and September 2023..
According to the 2023 India Threat Landscape Report by Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Cyfirma, India is the most targeted country globally, accounting for 13.7 percent of all cyberattacks..
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