Data of 6 lakh Indians sold on 'bot' markets for nearly Rs 490 each

Bot markets are online marketplaces hackers use to sell data they steal from their victims' devices with bot malware.

Data of 6 lakh Indians sold on 'bot' markets for nearly Rs 490 each

 As data-harvesting malware or bots flourish, data of at least 6 lakh Indians have been stolen and sold on bot markets and the average price for the digital identity of one Indian is about Rs 490, cyber-security researchers revealed on Thursday.

India was the most affected country in the world, with 12 per cent of all the data on bots markets being Indian, according to research by cybersecurity company NordVPN.