boAt 7.5 million customer records data Leaked in dark web know details

Customer data of Indian audio brand boAt has been leaked. Personal data of 7.5 crore users of the company has been exposed on the dark web. This has been revealed in a report by Forbes India. The data leak includes personal information of users such as name, address, phone number, email address, customer ID and much more.

Let us tell you that it is being said that the data leak took place on April 5, 2024. A hacker named “ShopifyGUY” has claimed responsibility, who has put about 2GB of stolen customer data on a dark web forum. Security experts have warned that the data leak increases the risk of identity theft, financial fraud and phishing attacks of the affected users. Scammers can access bank accounts, make fraudulent purchases or scams with the stolen information.

According to cyber security threat scam researcher Saumya Srivastava, this can lead to a loss of trust among customers of the bot and the brand can face legal troubles. He further said that the need to implement security related rules increases. “NetEnrich’s senior threat analyst Rakesh Krishnan believes that the hacker had gained access to the data before it was released on the dark web forum. He believes that the purpose of the leak is to establish himself as a hacker within the cyber crime community, as the leaker’s profile is new and this is the only leak in his name.

Yash Kadaki, founder of Security Brigade, said, “The data is available on some forums for 8 credits, so it literally costs two euros (about Rs 180) to buy the data. It will be available for free on Telegram in a few days. This data will be used by many scammers for many phone and email scams.” Scammers can often use such data for fraudulent emails and phone calls. Therefore, boAt should take appropriate action in response to the data theft. However, the company has not yet publicly acknowledged the data theft.