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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India data breach (2015)

In April 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published tens of thousand of emails sent by Indian citizens supporting net neutrality as part of the SaveTheInternet campaign.

Victim
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
records
107.8K
SectorGovernment
CountryIndia

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2015-04-27, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was affected by a data breach. Approximately 107,776 accounts were exposed. In April 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published tens of thousand of emails sent by Indian citizens supporting net neutrality as part of the SaveTheInternet campaign.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia
  2. trai.gov.inhttps://trai.gov.in

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