Allegedly, a hacker called xenZen tried to sell the database with details of around 37.5 crore Airtel customers in India. (image-airtel.in)
Bharti Airtel, the multinational telecommunications, denied allegations of a data breach for selling personal details and information of 37.5 crore Indian customers to a popular hacking forum on Friday. According to the reports, Airtel’s spokesperson responded by saying that they haven’t found any data breach on the company’s system as they have done a probe on this serious accusations and posted an acknowledgement notice on the X platform stating the same.
This transgress was alleged by an X handle named Dark Web Informer who tracks scams and shares them on social media platforms. The post stated that a hacker with a fictional name xenZen tried to sell the database having details of around 37.5 crore Airtel customers in India. The database includes mobile number, date of birth, Aadhaar number guardian name, and email ID.
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🚨Airtel has denied claims of a breach.https://t.co/OeUezJDIKy https://t.co/K5HrCDMh6M pic.twitter.com/5ojadQ1MRM
— Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer) July 5, 2024
The informer alleged that all details sold at a going rate of 41 lakh as to be remitted in cryptocurrency which took place in June 2024. The X post even shared a data sample along with the information regarding xenZen who reportedly claimed to be involved in malpractices before as the account attempted a breach aiming at the passport holders’ details which is well kept by the Ministry of External Affairs.
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Earlier in 2021, Airtel denied another allegation similar to this case. Cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia noticed that the database of 2.5 million Airtel subscribers had been listed by the “Red Rabbit Team” and after three months it was taken down from the website. Later, Bharti Airtel refused all those allegations and stated that the data was safe and secure in the system and there would be no room for such hacking and malpractices in the company, calling it an attempt to tarnish its reputation.
