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Vodafone Idea user data breached claims cyber security firm; Vodafone Officials says No
- By Elite CIO
Aug 30, 2022
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Vodafone Idea user data breached claims cyber security firm; Vodafone Officials says No
Vodafone Idea (VI), which happens to be one of the major telecom companies in India, might have exposed sensitive and confidential information of more than 30.1 crore people, according to CyberX9, a cyber security research team. The telco has denied any data breach on its part.
According to CyberX9, a security vulnerability in Vodafone Idea’s network may have exposed information like call logs, SMS records, location details, phone number, full name, alternate contact number, bill payment transaction details, residential address and internet usage, plan details and more.
The research team went on to say that even after reporting these critical vulnerabilities, the company did not fix them for several days.
CyberX9 said the “vulnerabilities discovered were improper authorisation and insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerabilities, leading to exposing the massive amount of sensitive data to the whole internet.” The report also says the vulnerabilities might be used by hackers and malicious attackers since the last two years