Indian Railway and Tourism Organization Leaked 900,000 User Records

guest · Oct 15, 2020

Indian Railway and Tourism Organization Leaked 900,000 User Records
The IRCTC has exposed 900,000 Indians in an undisclosed 2019 security breach
October 14, 2020
https://www.technadu.com/indian-railway-and-tourism-organization-leaked-900000-user-records/218194/

A set of 900,000 user records has just appeared on the dark web, and upon analyzing it, researchers found out that it belongs to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). This organization is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, responsible for handling online ticketing operations, catering, and tourism.
IRCTC is also directly responsible for running the “Tejas Express,” India’s first semi-high speed and fully air-conditioned train service that was launched three years ago.

The discovery of the data comes from researchers of Cyble, the dark web risk monitoring firm that routinely checks dark web forums and marketplaces to find new datasets. Upon looking at the details, the researchers figured that the data was exfiltrated by hackers sometime last year.
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Cyble: IRCTC (2019) Alleged User Data Resurfaced on DarkWeb – 900,000+ Users’ Records Exposed

In the course of our routine monitoring of the DarkWeb, we have come across a post in which a user has allegedly claimed that close to 1 Million user data was leaked sometime in 2019. This data has been shared by the user with the DarkWeb community today (13th October 2020).

This data is easily available for download, and so far, no ransom or payment has been requested by the threat actor.
With such a huge repository of unauthorized personal information of Indian citizens, the data poses immense potential for being misused for malicious purposes such as Phishing Emails, Spam Text Messages, etc.
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