2023 — HDB Financial Services: Hacker 'Kernelware' leaked 7, 73.0M records
Data compromised
Names, DOB, phones, emails, employment, loan info, credit scores
Technical writeup
Mar 2023. Hacker 'Kernelware' leaked 7.5GB on Breachforums. Breach at third-party Lentra.ai (loan aggregation; HDFC investor). Data from May 2022–Feb 2023: names, DOB, phones, emails, employment, loan info, credit scores, transaction logs. Two-wheeler and consumer durable loan applicants.
Root cause
Third-party breach at Lentra.ai service provider.