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The authorities are taking emergency measures.
On May 27, a user with the nickname "kiberphant0m" on the Breach Forums forum, known among hackers, offered to sell data allegedly hacked from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for $5,000.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is a state-owned telecommunications company in India that provides a wide range of communication services, including landline and mobile communications, Internet and digital television. Founded in 2000, BSNL plays a key role in developing the country's telecommunications infrastructure, serving millions of subscribers across India, including remote and rural areas.
On Wednesday, the government admitted in the Lok Sabha that the server of the state-owned BSNL company was hacked. On May 20, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) reported a possible penetration and data leak in BSNL. During the investigation, it was found that the sample of data provided by CERT-In is "similar" to the data on one of the BSNL storage servers.
Communications Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said an interagency commission has been formed to audit telecommunications networks and make proposals to prevent data leaks. According to him, after analysis, it turned out that the file transfer Protocol (FTP) server contained data similar to the samples provided by CERT-In. The hardware manufacturers did not confirm the data leak from the telecommunications network's Home location registry (HLR), so there was no failure in the BSNL network.
BSNL took measures to prevent such incidents: passwords for access to all FTP servers were changed, and instructions were issued to ensure endpoint isolation.
The user "kiberphant0m" claimed that the hacked data includes IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber ID), SIM card numbers, HLR (a register of all active mobile network users, including the number transfer history and call routing data) and other details.
HT contacted two subscribers using the numbers provided in the sample data, and both numbers belonged to BSNL. However, it was not possible to check other data, as subscribers did not remember the details of calls and deposits. HT also contacted kiberphant0m via Telegram to clarify whether it still has access to the BSNL servers.
The Government continues to take measures to protect telecommunications networks and prevent similar incidents in the future.
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On May 27, a user with the nickname "kiberphant0m" on the Breach Forums forum, known among hackers, offered to sell data allegedly hacked from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for $5,000.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is a state-owned telecommunications company in India that provides a wide range of communication services, including landline and mobile communications, Internet and digital television. Founded in 2000, BSNL plays a key role in developing the country's telecommunications infrastructure, serving millions of subscribers across India, including remote and rural areas.
On Wednesday, the government admitted in the Lok Sabha that the server of the state-owned BSNL company was hacked. On May 20, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) reported a possible penetration and data leak in BSNL. During the investigation, it was found that the sample of data provided by CERT-In is "similar" to the data on one of the BSNL storage servers.
Communications Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said an interagency commission has been formed to audit telecommunications networks and make proposals to prevent data leaks. According to him, after analysis, it turned out that the file transfer Protocol (FTP) server contained data similar to the samples provided by CERT-In. The hardware manufacturers did not confirm the data leak from the telecommunications network's Home location registry (HLR), so there was no failure in the BSNL network.
BSNL took measures to prevent such incidents: passwords for access to all FTP servers were changed, and instructions were issued to ensure endpoint isolation.
The user "kiberphant0m" claimed that the hacked data includes IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber ID), SIM card numbers, HLR (a register of all active mobile network users, including the number transfer history and call routing data) and other details.
HT contacted two subscribers using the numbers provided in the sample data, and both numbers belonged to BSNL. However, it was not possible to check other data, as subscribers did not remember the details of calls and deposits. HT also contacted kiberphant0m via Telegram to clarify whether it still has access to the BSNL servers.
The Government continues to take measures to protect telecommunications networks and prevent similar incidents in the future.
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