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Hackers Use Aditya Birla Capital App Breach to Sell ₹1.95 Crore in Digital Gold

The company is collaborating with CERT-In, insurers, law enforcement to reinforce its platform security after restoring customer assets following the breach.

Hackers sell 436 users’ digital gold on finserv app
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Overview

  • On June 9, hackers exploited ABCD’s API to bypass OTP verification and sell ₹1.95 crore of digital gold from 436 customer accounts.
  • ABCD detected the intrusion the same day, halted digital gold sales, and restored the affected holdings.
  • Mumbai’s Central Region Cyber Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act as part of its investigation.
  • ABCD sources its digital gold from MMTC-PAMP and processes all related transactions through Razorpay.
  • The digital gold service is now live and secured as ABCD implements further safeguards in partnership with CERT-In, cyber insurers, and law enforcement.