Telegram chatbots, Star Health
Telegram used for data leak: India’s largest health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance hacked
Sensitive data from Star Health, India’s largest insurer, leaked via Telegram bots, affecting 31 million users. Security concerns rise.
Telegram Faces Ban In India After Hacker Uses Chatbots to Leak Insurer’s Data
Telegram risks a ban in India as its use in illicit activities continues to surge. India's biggest health insurer impacted with data leak
Stolen Star Health customer data exposed via Telegram chatbots, raising security concerns in India
Sensitive medical records and personal details of millions of Indians are being offered for sale on the messaging app.
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Exclusive: Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
The use of chatbots to sell stolen data demonstrates the difficulty the app has in preventing nefarious agents taking advantage of its technology.
Telegram’s chatbots involved in massive medical data breach
Telegram chatbots have allowed unauthorized access to Star Health customer data including test results and medical diagnoses.
Star Health Insurance's sensitive customer data leaked on Telegram chatbots, raises concerns
Sensitive customer data from Star Health Insurance was accessed via chatbots on Telegram, with claims of over 31 million records for sale. The company insists no widespread data breach occurred and is cooperating with authorities.
Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak Star Health data
Stolen customer data including medical reports from India's biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just weeks after Telegram's founder was accused of allowing the messenger app to facilitate crime.
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Telegram Under Scrutiny in India, but Ban Not Imminent: Reports
India's Information Technology Ministry asked the Nation's Home Ministry for an update into the Telegram investigation after CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France. Telegram, perhaps the most ...
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Telegram is under investigation in India: Report
The Times of India revealed that Telegram is under investigation in India following the high-profile arrest of co-founder Pavel Durov in France on Aug. 24. According to the report, the Ministry ...
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Telegram's Growing Legal Troubles in India: Could a Ban Be Imminent?
Telegram, a popular messaging app with nearly a billion users worldwide, is under heightened scrutiny in India over its purported involvement in a string of criminal activities. Recent ...
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Can Telegram be banned in India for extortion and gambling? Here is what we know so far
And it seems like things are not going well for the platform in India either. The Indian government is currently investigating Telegram for the misuse of the platform in criminal activities ...
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Telegram may be banned in India if 'these charges come true'
However, the government has expressed difficulties in dealing with Telegram due to its lack of a physical presence in India. In October 2023, the IT ministry had issued notices to Telegram and ...
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Telegram’s legal troubles: Could it be banned in India?
The incident has sparked renewed attention in India, where Telegram is already under investigation for its alleged role in facilitating criminal activities such as extortion and gambling.
Fears of Telegram Ban in India Trigger Memefest
Telegram is being investigated by the Indian government over concerns of gambling and extortion on the platform. Though less popular than Instagram or X, Telegram has loyal users - some of whom use ...
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Telegram Under Scrutiny in India, but Ban Not Imminent: Reports
Telegram is under investigation in India but a ban is not imminent, multiple reports in India have said. India's Information Technology Ministry asked the Nation's Home Ministry for an update ...