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Reliance Jio approaches law enforcement agencies over data breach.

After the website Magicapk.com posted subscriber data of Reliance Jiocustomers, including email IDs, names and Aadhaar numbers on the website, Reliance Jio has approached the law enforcement agencies in order to take strict action against the website. The website was suspended hours after the initial reports of the data being posted on the website on Sunday.

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio is the newest entrant in the telecom sector in the country and already has 120 million subscribers. If all data have been compromised it can be the biggest data breach in the country. So, the website would reply to all queries made through the website for Jio numbers with information of the subscriber’s name, email IDs and Aadhaar detail.

A Jio spokesperson said that they have informed law enforcement agencies and that the data appeared to be “unauthentic”, “We have come across the unverified and unsubstantiated claims of the website and are investigating it. Prima facie, the data appears to be unauthentic. We want to assure our subscribers that their data is safe and maintained with highest security. Data is only shared with authorities as per their requirement. We have informed law enforcement agencies about the claims of the website and will follow through to ensure strict action is taken,” said the spokesperson.

Reliance Jio is one of the biggest 4G player in the country. Jio’s entry in the telecom space was one of the most awaited news in the telecom sector. But the entry was not completely without roadblocks. Even before Jio launched its services commercially on 5th September 2016, Jio has been involved in a war of words with the other telecom operators including Airtel and Vodafone over Jio’s free services.


Source: Business Insider
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