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India Nuclear Plant Suffers Ransomware Attack

May 29, 2026

India’s largest nuclear plant, Kudankulam, suffered a ransomware attack where blueprints of parts of its facilities and ‌supplier details ended up stolen in the hack.
The Kudankulam nuclear power plant, located in Tamil Nadu, is the largest of India’s seven nuclear plants and central to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plans to expand the country’s atomic energy ⁠capacity.
Businessman Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, one of the plant’s contractors, told Reuters in a statement there was a “partial breach” of its data on a server hosted by third-party Indian data center service provider Yotta, and they informed the government about the incident.

Ransomware Attack at Bajaj Auto

June 23, 2026

Indian automotive giant Bajaj Auto detected an active ransomware attack in late June where it and its wholly owned technology subsidiary, Bajaj Auto Technology Limited (BATL), which handles engineering, R&D, and technology development suffered from the hack.
Bajaj Auto said it acted immediately after the Tuesday, June 23 attack at 8 a.m., and engaged internal and external experts, activated incident response protocols, and notified the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). Additionally, Bajaj Auto said it did not have any halt in production.
“Immediately upon becoming aware of the incident, the technical team of the company along with cybersecurity experts and the management responded promptly and initiated necessary precautionary actions and protocols to mitigate the impact of this incident and this has been successful based on the available information at this time,” the company said in a notice to regulators.

Tata Electronics Suffered ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

June 10, 2026

Operations remain unaffected after Tata Electronics suffered “cybersecurity incident,” as researchers said World Leaks posted component design and specification papers of Apple and Tesla, customers of the technology giant.
The ransomware group posted more than 200,000 files on the dark web, security researchers said in a Reuters report.
“A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems. Our response protocols deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected,” Tata Electronics told Reuters.

Databreach at Indian Car Share Company Zoomcar

June 9, 2025

Indian car share company Zoomcar said hackers stole the personal information of 8.4 million users. The Bengaluru-based company reported the incident to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, telling investors that the company initially became aware of the breach on June 9. The hacker contacted employees of the company claiming to have breached systems and stolen data.

Zoomcar said it does not expect the incident to affect the company’s operation but may lead to reputational and remediation costs. The company did not respond to requests for comment.

Cyberattack Disrupts Tata Technologies’ IT Systems

January 31, 2025

Tata Technologies reported a security breach by ransomware actors disrupting parts of its IT systems. The company stated operational impact was minimal and client delivery services were not affected. Hunters International ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack claiming they stole 1.4TB of data. The hacker group did not post any samples of the stolen files or elaborate on what kind of documents they hold.

Politically Charged Promo Code Linked to Cyberattack at Burger Singh, India

February 27, 2024

Burger Singh, a popular Indian fast-food chain, faced a cyberattack orchestrated by a Pakistani hacking group Team Insane PK. The Indian fast-food chain drew the hacker group’s attention when it released a politically charged promo code, ‘FPAK20’

The company shared the news through their social media account on X (formerly Twitter), choosing to temporarily not act against the security breach. Rather than swiftly erasing the digital graffiti, Burger Singh made an unconventional decision to leave it up for a day, transforming the incident into what they dubbed as an “open mic night for hackers”.

Shares Fall after Cyberattack on India’s Kernex Microsystems

August 30, 2024

India’s Kernex Microsystems, safety systems and software services co, on Thursday reported cybersecurity incident, targeting its infrastructure.

No additional information available at this moment.

Payment Services impacted at Rural Indian Banks after Ransomware Attack

July 29, 2024

recently found itself thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A major ransomware attack crippled C-Edge Technologies’ systems. The company is a leading provider of IT solutions for the Indian banking and financial sector. The attack caused a ripple effect that disrupted payment services at nearly 300 small banks across India.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) disconnected all forms of retail payment services offered by C-Edge Technologies after the company allegedly came under a ransomware attack two days ago.

Sandhar Automotive Component Manufacturer Disclosed Cyber Incident

June 19, 2024

Sandhar Technologies faced a minor setback in its stock performance after disclosing a cyber-incident impacting certain systems. However, the company promptly reacted by mobilizing its technical and cybersecurity teams to address the threat. It assured stakeholders that no confidential data breach occurred and that the incident had minimal impact on its operations.

Popular Home Electronics Manufacturer, boAt, hit by Ransomware Attack

April 6, 2024

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

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