India’s Airtel dismisses data breach reports amid customer concerns


Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers.

The telecom group, which also sells productivity and security solutions to businesses, said it had conducted a “thorough investigation” and found that there has been no breach whatsoever into Airtel’s systems.

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Source: Yahoo News


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