Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-01-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: MakeMyTrip
Affected country: India
Industry: Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Four Teenagers
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: India
Description: Four teenagers are arrested for allegedly digitally shoplifting vouchers worth Rs92 lakh [$134,985.29 USD] exploiting a vulnerability in the payment gateway (PayU). The suspects compromised popular e-commerce sites such as MakeMyTrip, Flipkart, Amazon, Dominos Pizza, Myntra and Shoppers Stop.