Moneycontrol

In 2017, Moneycontrol, a leading financial news website in India, suffered a major data breach that led to the exposure of personal information of its users. The breach affected 773,811 records, compromising sensitive data such as email addresses, genders, home addresses, passwords, and phone numbers.

The leak was caused by a vulnerability in Moneycontrols website, which allowed unauthorized access to its database. The leaked information was made available on the dark web and was allegedly used for phishing and identity theft scams. The breach raised significant concerns about the security of personal data and the need for companies to implement robust security measures to protect user information.