SGS breach outs key data of Shell India, MG Motors

BENGALURU: Servers of SGS Group have been breached exposing confidential data of several of its customers including firms such as Shell India, MG Motors and Daimler India commercial vehicles.

The business competitive data was available for sale on the DarkWeb or private internet forums for as much as $10,000. It includes quality test reports of some of the prominent oil and gas companies and truck makers. ET has reviewed samples from the data set.

The Geneva-based testing and certification major confirmed the breach and said it has plugged the leaks.

“We have already taken necessary measures. Data leaks have totally stopped and a few anomalies were corrected. All the clients have been informed about this and the reports that are available are not harmful information,” said a global SGS spokesperson. He said the the company learnt about the breach in August and has begun a probe.