Popular Home Electronics Manufacturer, boAt, hit by Ransomware Attack

July 17, 2024

INCIDENT

Popular Indian audio products and smartwatch maker boAt has suffered a massive data breach with personal information of more than 7.5 million customers leaking and selling on the dark web.

Forbes India reports: The leaker's profile (ShopifyGUY) is relatively new and only has this leak under his belt. As the data is genuine, the hacker will gain a good reputation among the forum community

Incident Date

April 6, 2024

Location

India

Estimated Cost

2GB data

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified