Manish Tewari, Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab (File Photo)Taking cognisance of the recent security breach at Policybazaar, Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab Manish Tewari urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to schedule a hearing on the cybersecurity status of online platforms. Exposure of vulnerabilities in @policybazaar ‘s Internet facing network are serious urge @irdaindia to investigate matter. Earlier, on August 10, CyberX9, a cybersecurity company in their blog, provided more insights into the cybersecurity breach, which they claimed had affected around 56.4 million of its customers including defence personnel. The firm said that they discovered and reported the breach to Policybazaar on July 18. The cybersecurity company also alleged that the vulnerabilities that were exposed in the Policybazaar breach, were “possibly left intentionally by Policybazaar’.

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2022 08:39 UTC