Hackers Target Star Health Exec With Fake Emails

Indian insurance company Star Health and Allied Insurance announced that there is no evidence of the involvement of the director of information security in the recent data leak incident. The company found that the alleged correspondence between the hacker and the head of the security service was actually fabricated by the attacker.

In August, Star Health faced a serious security breach when customer data, including medical reports, was stolen and made publicly available through chat bots on Telegram and various websites.

In response to the breach, Star Health reported the incident to local law enforcement and initiated an investigation. The company also filed a lawsuit against Telegram and the hacker in an Indian Court, demanding the removal of the confidential information from online platforms.

As of Monday, the insurance company confirmed that the websites where the stolen data was posted and the Telegram chat bots used by the hacker have been successfully blocked, showing positive results from the measures taken.