NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records.

Insurer Star Health has said that the hacker, who leaked the personal data of its 3 Cr customers, demanded a ransom of $68,000.

The biggest health insurance in India, Star Health, is currently dealing with a significant cyberattack that has exposed private client data and resulted in a ransom demand.

India's biggest health insurer, Star Health, said on Saturday that it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyber hacker related to a recent leak of sensitive customer data and medical records.

The breach, first reported in September, involved the leak of sensitive customer data, including tax information and medical records. The hacker, known as xenZen, allegedly used Telegram chatbots and a website to expose these details.

India's Star Health is investigating accusations that its chief information security officer played a role in a data leak by a self-styled hacker who used Telegram chatbots and websites to disseminate customers' medical records and personal data.

The insurance firm’s CISO took $150,000 for selling 7.24 terabytes of data, according to the hacker who said the company’s senior management was involved in the data breach.

Messaging app Telegram has acted against bots sharing sensitive data from Star Health and Allied Insurance, following a legal notice from the company. Telegram deleted the bots and monitors for new ones.

Star Health, India's largest health insurer, received a $68,000 ransom demand following a significant customer data leak. The hacker, using Telegram and a website, exposed sensitive information. The company has taken legal action and is cooperating with Indian cyber security authorities to identify the perpetrator.

Star Health , India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records.

The company said on the based of ongoing investigations, it appears that the hackers used bots to purportedly share customer sensitive information through Telegram (the social media and messaging platform) and certain websites.