The country's cybersecurity watchdog has issued a security advisory following the exposure of around 1,600 crore login credentials linked to major online platforms. The advisory, dated June 23, recommends urgent action to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, identity theft, and related cyberattacks. "The dataset aggregates credentials from 30 separate sources, primarily obtained through infostealer malware and exposed through misconfigured, publicly accessible databases-such as unsecured Elasticsearch instances," CERT-In wrote in the advisory.
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