Data breach allegations: MobiKwik forensic audit gets moving on RBI order

Payments firm says working closely with requisite authorities to conduct independent audit

As controversy around the alleged data breach at payments firm MobiKwik rages on, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it is learnt, has asked the Gurugram-headquartered firm to get a third-party forensic audit done through an auditor approved by the cyber incident arm of the government. 

According to a person aware of the matter, MobiKwik has been in touch with the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on the matter. CERT-In is the nodal agency responsible for dealing with cyber incidents, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). 

The alleged breach is believed to have compromised data of 3.5