According to Cyble, data including names, email IDs, password hashes, contact numbers, addresses, date of birth, location, and IP addresses of logins, were put up for sale in a cybercrime marketplace by around Rs 30 lakh.
However, the company has emphasized its priority of maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of customer data. It also clarified that it does not store any financial data, including credit card numbers, etc.
“The only customer data we keep is email IDs, phone numbers, order details, and addresses, so these are the details that could have been accessed. We have a security framework. information technology that employs the best resources and technologies to manage our information. We will continue to proactively engage with the best information security experts to further strengthen this, “said Bigbasket.
The breach occurred on October 30, according to Cyble, and BigBasket was reported on November 1.
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