Vianet Communications

Vianet Communications – one of the largest internet service providers in Nepal suffered a 'serious hack that compromised its customer information.

Data belonging to more than 160,000 Vianet users including emails, phone numbers and addresses was leaked by a hacker through Twitter.

The company informed the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police and also informed the affected individuals.

Source: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/hackers-leak-personal-info-of-vianet-users/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/vianet-communications

"id": "via113931222",
"linkid": "vianet-communications",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "04/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 160000,
                        'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'location': 'Nepal',
                        'name': 'Vianet Communications',
                        'type': 'Internet Service Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 160000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['emails',
                                              'phone numbers',
                                              'addresses']},
 'description': 'Vianet Communications, one of the largest internet service '
                'providers in Nepal, suffered a serious hack that compromised '
                'its customer information. Data belonging to more than 160,000 '
                'Vianet users, including emails, phone numbers, and addresses, '
                'was leaked by a hacker through Twitter.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['emails', 'phone numbers', 'addresses']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Informed affected individuals'],
              'law_enforcement_notified': True},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Vianet Communications',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}