Medical records of over 31 million Star Health customers available on Telegram chatbots: Report

Sensitive customer data, including medical records, from India’s largest standalone health insurer, Star Health & Allied Insurance, has reportedly been made accessible through chatbots on Telegram, according to a Reuters report.

The news agency stated that the purported creator of the chatbots informed a security researcher that private details of millions of individuals were for sale, and samples could be accessed simply by interacting with the chatbots.