Cybersecurity incident — 2023-12-22 00:00:00
Affected organization: Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL)
Affected country: India
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Perell
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

India's state-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), experiences a substantial data breach, placing the personal information of thousands of users at risk, after a threat actor, named Perell, claims possession of critical information related to BSNL's fiber and landline users.