technisanct

Technisanct, a cyber security and big data startup headquartered in Bangalore, reported data breach of over 4.5 million citizens from the Public Distribution System (PDS) of the state of Tamil Nadu.

Major details including Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Aadhaar number of citizens have been kept for sale in a data sharing platform.

The data of users of Tamil Nadu’s PDS included multiple parameters including the beneficiary member id, Aadhaar number, names of beneficiaries as well as that of their family members, addresses, mobile numbers, relationships and more.

Source: https://www.expresscomputer.in/news/breach-of-data-in-public-distribution-system-of-tamil-nadu-identifies-technisanct/77284/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/technisanct

"id": "tec17592223",
"linkid": "technisanct",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "07/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '4.5 million',
                        'industry': 'Public Services',
                        'location': 'Tamil Nadu',
                        'name': 'Public Distribution System (PDS)',
                        'size': '4.5 million citizens',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '4.5 million',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PII',
                                              'Aadhaar number',
                                              'Beneficiary member id',
                                              'Names of beneficiaries and '
                                              'family members',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Mobile numbers',
                                              'Relationships']},
 'description': 'Technisanct, a cyber security and big data startup '
                'headquartered in Bangalore, reported a data breach of over '
                '4.5 million citizens from the Public Distribution System '
                '(PDS) of the state of Tamil Nadu. Major details including '
                'Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Aadhaar number of '
                'citizens have been kept for sale in a data sharing platform. '
                'The data of users of Tamil Nadu’s PDS included multiple '
                'parameters including the beneficiary member id, Aadhaar '
                'number, names of beneficiaries as well as that of their '
                'family members, addresses, mobile numbers, relationships and '
                'more.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['PII',
                                 'Aadhaar number',
                                 'Beneficiary member id',
                                 'Names of beneficiaries and family members',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Mobile numbers',
                                 'Relationships']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'references': [{'source': 'Technisanct Report'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach of Tamil Nadu Public Distribution System',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}