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3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim

The leak was first reported in February by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, which the company had denied at the time

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If the breach has indeed occurred, there is very little users can do except demand accountability from the company, a security researcher who did not wish to be named, said | Photo: Bloomberg

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 29 2021 | 11:43 PM IST

Payment app MobiKwik on Monday came under fire for an alleged data leak that has exposed close to 8.2 terabytes (TB) of data, including know-you-customer (KYC) details, addresses, phone numbers, Aadhaar card data of its users on the dark web.

According to reports, data of close to 3.5 million users was at risk.

The company, however, denied the breach.

The leak was first reported in February by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, which the company had denied at the time.

However, on Monday, a link from the dark web began circulating online, and several users confirmed seeing their personal details in

Topics : Dark Web MobiKwik Data breach Hacking User data information payments app KYC for Payments app cyber security

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