Star Health Investigates Massive Data Breach Amid Hacker Allegations

India's largest health insurer faces scrutiny after a hacker claims to sell customer data, implicating a top security official.

Star Health is probing the alleged involvement of its Chief Information Security Officer, Amarjeet Khanuja, in a data breach, though no wrongdoing has been found yet.
The hacker, known as xenZen, claims to have obtained 31 million customers' data and is selling it online for $150,000.
Star Health has filed lawsuits against Telegram and the hacker, following the use of Telegram chatbots to disseminate sensitive customer information.
Independent cybersecurity experts are conducting a forensic investigation, with Star Health maintaining that sensitive data remains secure.
Authorities, including India's CERT-In, are involved, and a court has ordered the blocking of chatbots and websites sharing the leaked data.