Massive data breach hits BSNL: Government confirms sensitive information exposed

The Union government has confirmed a data breach in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) systems, which was reported on May 20, 2024. This revelation came from Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, in response to a query from Congress MP Amar Singh in the Lok Sabha.

Details of the breach

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has identified a potential intrusion and data breach at BSNL. Pemmasani confirmed that while the breach did not lead to any service outages, it was discovered that one BSNL server contained data similar to the sample data shared by CERT-In.