Star Health Insurance data breach: 3.1 crore customers potentially at risk, here’s what happened

Star Health Cyber attack: Star Health and Allied Insurance was hit by a malicious cyber attack that resulted in “unauthorised and illegal access to certain data,” the Indian health insurance provider confirmed on Wednesday, October 9.

Stating that its operations remained unaffected, Star Health said, “A thorough and rigorous forensic investigation, led by independent cybersecurity experts, is underway, and we are working closely with government and regulatory authorities at every stage of this investigation, including by duly reporting the incident to the insurance and cybersecurity regulatory authorities apart from filing a criminal complaint.”