Reliance Jio approaches law enforcement agencies over data breach
Jul 10, 2017, 13:12 IST
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After the website Magicapk.com posted subscriber data of Reliance Jio customers, including email IDs, names and Aadhaar numbers on the website, Reliance Jio has approached the law enforcement agencies in order to take strict action against the website. The website was suspended hours after the initial reports of the data being posted on the website on Sunday.
Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio is the newest entrant in the telecom sector in the country and already has 120 million subscribers. If all data have been compromised it can be the biggest data breach in the country. So, the website would reply to all queries made through the website for Jio numbers with information of the subscriber’s name, email IDs and Aadhaar detail.
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Reliance Jio is one of the biggest 4G player in the country. Jio’s entry in the telecom space was one of the most awaited news in the telecom sector. But the entry was not completely without roadblocks. Even before Jio launched its services commercially on 5th September 2016, Jio has been involved in a war of words with the other telecom operators including Airtel and Vodafone over Jio’s free services.