Mumbai Cyber Heist: Hacker Breaches Aditya Birla App, Sells Rs1.95 Cr in Digital Gold

A shocking cyber fraud has been uncovered in Mumbai: a hacker infiltrated the Aditya Birla Capital app, selling over Rs 1.95 crore worth of digital gold through 435 user accounts. The incident highlights the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks in the fintech space, particularly within the BFSI sector… Is digital gold safe? Heck!! is anything safe any more?

I am flabbergasted at the scale… not 1-2, but 435 user a/cs compromised !! whoa!
& here i was moping about the robbery at my home when it was ransacked last year…

  • Incident: Unauthorised access to the Aditya Birla Capital app led to massive digital gold sales across hundreds of accounts.
  • Context: The BFSI industry has been under growing cyber threat in recent yrs, with AI-driven attacks & social engg tactics on the rise

This exposes vulnerabilities in digital-asset platforms & underscores the urgency for robust cybersecurity: 2FA authentication, constant security updates, employee and customer awareness & zero-trust network strategies.

For more details, read here: Mumbai Shocker: Hacker Breaches Aditya Birla Capital App, Sells ₹1.95 Crore Digital Gold From 435 Accounts In Massive Cyber Fraud

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Its 1.95cr not 195cr and they have restored everything Aditya Birla Capital cyber fraud: Hacker sells ₹1.95 crore digital gold via ABCD app; officials say flaw fixed - CNBC TV18

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Something tells me that this coming months we will see big hacking incidents across industries. AI will help hackers crazily

oops! looks like I added a few too many zeroes like I’m scripting Ocean’s Eleven: Cyber Edition! Guess I added drama where it wasn’t needed…kinda got carried away imagining a Netflix-worthy cyber heist!

Math & I have always had a complicated relationship… clearly, I’m better at storytelling than subtraction
Appreciate the correction… and clearly, someone should keep me away from zeroes & excitement! also welcome to the first time specs club!

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