The leaked data, totaling 815 million records, was listed for sale by an anonymous hacker, causing considerable concern among affected individuals. The exact source of the data remains unclear, but it is speculated that it could be from the database of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India’s leading body for biomedical research.
This is not the first time the ICMR has been subjected to cyber threats, having previously faced 6thousand hacking attempts last year. This incident has prompted a response from the Indian government, with an investigation potentially in the pipeline.
