Data security experts urge govt to set up nodal body to confirm breaches

In light of alleged claims of hacking of Airtel data, security researchers have asked the govt to implement the data protection Act as under it the responsibility of informing/ confirming such breaches would be with the data protection authority, which, however, has not yet been formed. Airtel has categorically denied the claims of data breach of 37.5 crore users.

“There has been a social media chatter around Airtel’s data breach due to an unauthentic data hacker claiming to have access to Airtel’s data. The hacker has not been able to provide any proof for his claim and is using this wrongly to tarnish brand image,” Airtel said in a clarification. An Airtel spokesperson added, “We are confirming that the data is secure, and no such breach has occurred. We have done a thorough investigation and can confirm that there has been no breach whatsoever from Airtel systems.”