The MOVEit mess: A data heist that exposed 60 million lives, defied 137 privacy laws.

The MOVEit mess: A data heist that exposed 60 million lives, defied 137 privacy laws.
The MOVEit mess: A data heist that exposed 60 million lives, defied 137 privacy laws.

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The massive cyberattack orchestrated by Russia-backed hacker group CLoP by exploiting the vulnerability in a widely trusted file transfer software MOVEit, shows no data is safe. The episode is not just a breach, but a digital earthquake that has left us with a question: Are our data protection laws mere paper walls in the face of such sophisticated assaults?

In May 2023, a silent digital heist was being carried out across borders. This wasn’t the one typically related to diamonds or gold, but of something far more precious – our privacy. And at stake was the sensitive information of 60 million people. A Russia-based hacker group called CL0P exploited the zero-day vulnerability in a widely trusted file transfer software, MOVEit. The consequence — a treasure trove of extremely personal data from over

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