BigBasket, which is India’s popular e-grocery platform, has suffered a massive data breach that reportedly affects over 2 crore (or 20 million) users. The breach was first reported by cybersecurity firm Cyble over the weekend. It revealed that the personal information of 2 crore users was being sold on the dark web for over $40,000 (~Rs. 30 lakhs).
Further, it will interesting to see how BigBasket responds to this massive data breach. The company needs to lock affected accounts and urge users to reset their password to safeguard their data. I have been a regular BigBasket user for the past three-odd years and I’m yet to receive any official information, informing of the data breach.
