Zomato explains how it got hacked, and it's complicated: Here's a simpler explanation

Zomato explains how it got hacked, and it's complicated: Here's a simpler explanation

Zomato will start a bug bounty program, like the hacker demanded. In return, the hacker agreed to destroy the user data with him.

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Vivek Punj
  • May 24, 2017,
  • Updated May 25, 2017 12:02 PM IST

Food-delivery app Zomato has come out with a detailed blog post on how 17 million users' records were compromised after a hacker breached its security infrastructure. Zomato later said that the leak was contained and they were in touch with the hacker. Zomato said the hacker was a 'security researcher' and 'ethical hacker'.

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"The hacker (also) shared the database with us and took the sales link down once we promised to launch the bug bounty program. He/she also agreed to destroy the data at their end immediately," mentioned the Zomato blog.Zomato says that it will be 'cautious and paranoid' about its operations from now on. This may or may not help, but the additional digital security measures like increased layers of security and use of multiple environments are bound to make things better for Zomato and its users.

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Food-delivery app Zomato has come out with a detailed blog post on how 17 million users' records were compromised after a hacker breached its security infrastructure. Zomato later said that the leak was contained and they were in touch with the hacker. Zomato said the hacker was a 'security researcher' and 'ethical hacker'.

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"The hacker (also) shared the database with us and took the sales link down once we promised to launch the bug bounty program. He/she also agreed to destroy the data at their end immediately," mentioned the Zomato blog.Zomato says that it will be 'cautious and paranoid' about its operations from now on. This may or may not help, but the additional digital security measures like increased layers of security and use of multiple environments are bound to make things better for Zomato and its users.

Also watch:

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