BHIM app data breach exposes data of over 7 million users: Report

More than 7 million user records on the CSC BHIM website were exposed in a data leak, Israeli cybersecurity website vpnMentor, which reported the breach to Indian authorities in April, said in a blog post on Monday.

The breach was plugged by CSC e-Governance Services, which developed the portal, on May 22, the cybersecurity firm added.

The website was used in a campaign to sign up users and business merchants for the BHIM payments app, which has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India, an umbrella body responsible for governing the country’s digital payments landscape.

The app data has not been affected though, NPCI said.