Breaches and incidents

Hyderabad NBFC, unnamed (India): Rs 3.3 crore drained through its systems and API in 87 minutes

Per the CFO’s complaint to the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB).

Disclosed
Verification
Confirmed by two or more outlets

What happened

  • Per the CFO’s complaint to the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB): on 19 Oct 2026 between 10:31 and 11:58, unidentified persons gained unauthorised access to the company’s systems and API and made 183 unauthorised transfers of Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh each, more than Rs 3.3 crore in all, to 52 suspected beneficiary accounts (Siasat citing Times of India; RMA India).
  • Root cause: not established; reported only as unauthorised access to internal systems and API infrastructure. The pattern matches CERT-In advisory CIAD-2026-0046 (see the 9 Oct 2026 entry), but no source links them.
  • Attacker: unidentified. Case under BNS 318(4) and 319(2) and IT Act sections 43, 66, 66C and 66D.
  • Response: reported on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal; complaint filed 20 Oct; about Rs 40 lakh blocked in suspect accounts, per a TGCSB official.