Star Health and Allied Insurance
Disclosed Sep 26, 20241 year agoUnverified
Star Health confirms cyberattack after policyholder data posted on Telegram
India's Star Health confirmed a malicious cyberattack that led to unauthorized access to data after hackers used Telegram chatbots to leak what they claimed were records of 31 million policyholders and 5.8 million claims. The insurer sued Telegram and Cloudflare in the Madras High Court.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Phone numbers, Addresses, Health, Insurance, Government IDs |
| Sector | Insurance · IN |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| India's Star Health says it's investigating after hacker posts stolen medical datatechcrunch.com · News | News |
| India's Star Health confirms data breachtechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Sep 26, 2024 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.