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The fecund ransomware gang LockBit has lay claim duty for hacking one of India ’s top securities firm firms , Motilal Oswal . Native American authorities say they are aware and inquire the incident .
On Tuesday , LockBit addedthe Indian brokerage heavyweight Motilal Oswalto its dark web leak website , according to the list seen by TechCrunch . Cybercriminal mathematical group often employ their leak sites to gouge ransom payment from their victims , and threaten to publish the victim ’s slip datum if they fail to give .
LockBit claims to have accessed “ secret caller data . ”
Motilal Oswal serves around six million client across one C of cities in India and holds assets under advice ofabout $ 53 billion .
It ’s ill-defined if the brokerage business firm is experiencing any useable disruption . Spokespeople for Motilal Oswal did not answer to multiple email call for remark , but did not dispute an incident .
India ’s Computer Emergency Response Team , or CERT - In , told TechCrunch in an e-mail on Thursday that it was aware of the matter and was “ already in unconscious process of take appropriate action . ”
Founded in 1987 , Motilal Oswal operates a list of financial services , including asset and wealthiness direction , equity and commodity trading , investment banking , institutional broking and reciprocal fund statistical distribution . The financial giant also owns a private fairness subsidiary called Motilal Oswal Alternatives , which has backed a range of companies , including electronic manufacturers Dixon and VVDN Technologies , as well as startups including KreditBee .
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Since 2022 , LockBit has come out as one of the most deployed ransomware variant worldwide . The Russia - tie ransomware gang claimed attacks on tech companies including Taiwanese chipmakerTSMC , IT servicing firmAccentureand manufacturerFoxconn . Last year , the LockBit mathematical group also attacked Indian pharmaceutic companyGranules Indiaand India ’s state - ownedNational Aerospace Laboratories .
