Hackers attack Samco, stealing Indian account data

A hacker has just offered to sell user data allegedly stolen from Samco Securities, a famous Indian online securities company. Samco provides low-cost stock brokerage services for trading on the country’s stock exchanges.

This anonymous hacker posted a list of data allegedly taken from Samco on a forum specializing in cybercrime. They are selling at an undisclosed price. Techlade news site received a sample of the stolen data and confirmed that it was customers’ personal information.

This data sample contains personally identifiable information for more than 3,000 account holders, including full names, dates of birth, mobile phone numbers, email addresses and government-issued personal identification numbers (PANs). ID).

When contacted for comment, Samco said it had not detected any signs or reports of a data breach.

“As a precaution, our cybersecurity team is conducting a comprehensive review to ensure the integrity and security of our systems. We have strict data protection protocols in place and continuously monitor our systems.” system to detect vulnerabilities or potential violations. If any issues are discovered during the review process, we will immediately take appropriate measures,” said Manashvi Thakur, compliance officer. of Samco Securities, said in an email to Techlade.

Samco was founded in March 2015, providing a fixed-fee investment and brokerage platform for trading stocks, futures options, commodities and foreign currencies.

This company has trading apps on both Android and iOS platforms, with millions of downloads.