Data leaks are nothing new these days, but the recent data scandal that happened in India may have given me, you or many others a headache! In fact, in real life, we Indians have no end of complaints about our neighboring country Pakistan. But this time it is estimated that these Pakistani hackers have leaked the data of many Indian citizens in the digital world like a poison on the stomach. Yes, I'm right! According to reports, Aadhaar, driving license, passport and PAN card information of 5,000 Indians were recently found in public forums; Behind which probably there is a group of Pakistani hackers. And the difficulty is that this leaked data can be accessed with just a Google search.
The following data are transacted through telegram channel:
Hackers usually steal platform or personal data and sell it on the dark web. But in this scam, hackers not only sold the data of thousands of Indian citizens through Telegram channels, but also made the data available on publicly accessible forums. In this, other hacker groups can also get access to these data just by Google search. Notably, a threat intelligence researcher named Soumya Srivastava came to know about these groups on the dark web.
According to him, there were discussions in Urdu on a private Telegram channel which had Pakistani flag in its profile photo. In this case after several days of conversation on that channel, the group members claimed that they had access to data of some Indian government agencies (such as Indian Railways, NTRO and other corporate bodies). The hackers probably then shared a 5.5 GB dump link of Aadhaar and PAN cards, which contained 1,059 Aadhaar and PAN card details along with scanned copies.
Meanwhile, India Today investigated this news in another way. According to the media, hackers are leaking all the data to the public not only on the net.
We hear about data breaches every day. Information is being leaked in various ways these days. Sometimes the data of Facebook is leaking and sometimes the data of a shopping site is leaking. Not only that, your smartphone's personal data like photos, videos or any confidential files can also be leaked. After data breach your personal information and e-mail id, password, mobile number etc. reach the hackers.
Then the hacker sells that data on the dark web or uses it for personal blackmail. If you are also using an Android smartphone, you should take care of some important things to keep your data safe. So that you can avoid any unpleasant incident in future. Let's find out.
Data leaks are caused by:
First let's know what mistakes lead to your personal information being leaked. It is often seen that we share our personal photos, videos or files and passwords with our friends and relatives. What if they transfer your data to someone else? In this case your information may be leaked.
Many times we install different apps from wrong websites in a hurry or without paying attention. These apps can be loaded with spyware and expose your personal information to hackers.
Follow these procedures to avoid data leak:
The easiest and most important way to protect your smartphone from data leakage is to keep your phone locked. Also, keep the apps present on the phone especially gallery and file manager safe with AppLock. Nowadays, for security reasons, smartphone companies have also started providing pre-installed app lock facility. With this, you can lock and secure the mobile app.
Do not share your personal information with anyone. Don't share your private photos and files with anyone even on social media like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.
Avoid downloading and installing any apps on your phone from non-authentic sources. Install the app only from Google Play Store. Also, before installing the app, don't forget to read its ratings and reviews.
Avoid using third party apps. Many times, these apps contain spyware and malware, which keep scanning your phone and work in the background to send your personal information to hackers. Try to install only necessary apps on the phone and if in doubt remove the app.
Do not click on any unknown links from the phone. Hackers or scammers often send malware-laden links via email or SMS. As soon as you click the link, your phone spying starts.
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