India's HDFC Life launches probe after customer data shared with "mala fide" intent

HDFC Life Insurance

25/11/2024 10:58

Nov 25 (Reuters) - India's HDFC Life Insurance Company
 HDFL.NS  said on Monday that an unknown source shared certain
customer data with the company with "mala fide intent".
    The company, in its statement, did not elaborate if the
source had obtained the data by breaching the company's
security, or what data was shared.
    The insurer, however, said it has started an information
security assessment and an investigation, in consultation with
information security experts.

 (Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio
D'Souza)
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