Indian Health Insurer Star Health Gets Ransom Demand Just Few Weeks After Data Breach

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Almost a month after a major data breach, renowned Indian health insurer Star Health has received a ransom demand of $68,000 through an email.

About the Breach

In late September, the company revealed that some threat actors managed to gain illegal access to certain data on its system.

Leaked data included full names, addresses, phone numbers, customer IDs, tax details, medical reports, and insurance claims (over 5.8 million insurance claims were leaked).

Initially, when asked whether customer data had been compromised in the breach, the company didn’t say anything. However, it was soon revealed (after the hackers leaked it online) that personally identifiable data was indeed compromised.

What Is the Company Doing Now?

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Star Link also assured that they’re taking the breach seriously. A report has been submitted to the insurance and cybersecurity regulatory authorities, and a thorough forensic investigation is already underway. Independent cybersecurity experts along with government bodies are involved in this investigation.

We don’t know which hacker group is involved in this – only the Telegram user named xenZen was recognized. However, there’s major controversy surrounding it.

The company has addressed this accusation and said that Khanuja is cooperating with the investigation. So, everyone is requested to respect their privacy and stay calm because there’s a good chance that the hackers are simply trying to create panic by spreading false information.

Star Link, which has a market cap of nearly $4 billion and is connected to roughly 14,000 hospitals, is feeling the pressure of this breach, seeing as the company’s share prices have already dipped by 11%.