If you use same login credentials for Flipkart and BigBasket, your account can be hacked
It is being reported that BigBasket s recent data leak has exposed the data of some Flipkart users as well.
Ankita Chakravarti | May 14, 2021 | Updated 14:12 IST
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BigBaskets recent data leak has exposed the data of some Flipkart users as well.
Following the leak, some users who had the same credentials for Flipkart and BigBasket have complained that their accounts are being hacked.
E-commerce platforms Flipkart and BigBasket were recently embroiled in a data leak. It is being reported that BigBasket s recent data leak has exposed the data of some Flipkart users as well. The matter has resurfaced seven months after it was first discovered. BigBasket was involved in a massive data breach in November which had comprised personal data of around 2 crore users. Many months later the data was put on sale online.
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According to the expert Rajashekhar Rajaharia, cyber criminals are selling sets of email addresses and passwords of customers from allegedly leaked databases of BigBasket that match with accounts of e-commerce firm Flipkart and Amazon
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of India s e-commerce firm Flipkart is seen in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration
An alleged leaked database can potentially lead to unauthorised transactions from accounts of Flipkart customers who also used grocery platform BigBasket with common user ID and passwords, an independent cyber security expert said on Wednesday. According to the expert Rajashekhar Rajaharia, cyber criminals are selling sets of email addresses and passwords of customers from allegedly leaked databases of BigBasket that match with accounts of e-commerce firm F