Dark Web: boAt has many cheap Earbuds, TWS, Speakers and Smartwatches etc. available in the Indian market. Do you know that a media report has claimed that the data of this brand has been leaked, which also includes the names of 75 lakh common Indian users. This leak includes details of name, address, mobile number, email ID and bank card. Cyber criminals can misuse this information and even drain your bank account.
boAt is a popular company in India. There are many affordable products available in the Indian market. This company manufactures audio and smartwatches. The company is facing its biggest data leak. In this, personal information of millions of Indian users has been leaked. This data has appeared on the Dark Web. This information was received from a report.
According to Forbes, information about this data breach was given by well-known hackers ShopifyGUY. He claims that he accessed boAt Lifestyle’s database on April 5. There are about 75 lakh entries on the dark web. Users’ names, addresses, contact numbers, email IDs, customer IDs etc. have been revealed in the data leak.
Can cause harm to innocent people
Any hackers can access this data and cause harm to innocent people. This may include financial fraud, phishing scams and theft of identity related data.
Cyber criminals can defame
A researcher said that by using such data, cyber criminals can gain unauthorized access to bank accounts etc. and can even empty your bank account. You can also misuse credit cards etc. However, till the time of writing the news, the company did not give any information regarding this.
Many affordable products of boAt in Indian market
boAt was started in the year 2016. This brand quickly became popular due to its affordable products, this brand manufactures audio products and wearable products. It has millions of customers in India. To use smartwatches etc., users have to use an app of boAt, where many users enter their personal details.
