A critical vulnerability that exposed the personal details of VVIPs, including top industrialists, celebrities and sports personalities in the country, has been fixed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs months after a cyber security expert flagged the issue.
Sai Krishna Kothapalli, founder & CEO of Hackrew Infosec, who came across the vulnerability by chance and flagged it to Computer Emergency Response Team, India (CERT-IN) on January 16, 2023, confirmed that the problem appeared to have been resolved after 10 months on December 20, 2023. However, suspecting theft or abuse of the sensitive data, he has called for an investigation.
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