Cyberabad Police discovered a data breach involving sensitive data of government organizations, defense personnel, and 16.8 crore citizens.
The accused were found selling over 140 categories of information including defense personnel details and mobile numbers of citizens and NEET students.
Seven data brokers were arrested from Delhi who operated through three companies in Noida and other places.
The data breach poses serious national security implications, with investigations ongoing to find out how it was leaked and who the insiders are.