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TCS denies data breach after leak claims
TCS told stock exchanges on Monday it found no credible breach after threat intelligence alerts alleged exposure of employee information. The alert came from data security firm S2W, which said a threat…
The Story in Brief
TCS told stock exchanges on Monday it found no credible breach after threat intelligence alerts alleged exposure of employee information. The alert came from data security firm S2W, which said a threat actor named “TheHatman” offered over 800,000 TCS employee records for sale on an underground forum.
The alleged dataset includes names, IDs, and contact details. TCS noted the data appears more than four years old and limited to basic employee information. The claimed database size exceeds TCS’s current workforce of about 5.9 lakh employees, raising doubts. TCS said it continues to monitor its environment and will take action if needed.
The Indian Opinion
The numbers do not add up: the supposed cache of 800,000 records is larger than TCS’s entire staff, and the data is years old. Some may cry cover-up, but the age and inconsistency suggest an old scrape or aggregation rather than a fresh breach. Still, TCS has faced recent client incidents from Jaguar Land Rover to Marks & Spencer. The real test is whether the threat actor can prove access to current, sensitive data. If not, this is noise, but TCS must keep defending its perimeter.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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