FreshMenu said that it chose not to disclose the leak of over 1.1 lakh users on its website. The company's statement also did not admit that home addresses and order histories were stolen. FreshMenu was hacked in 2016, exposing the names, email IDs, addresses and phone numbers of over 1.1 lakh users. The leak first surfaced earlier this week, when Australian security researcher Troy Hunt added the leak to his index of breached websites and databases, haveibeenpwned.com. FreshMenu added that it regretted the leak and that it worked with Appsecure and Anand Prakash, a security bug bounty hunter, to audit and secure its systems after it discovered the incident. If India had a data protection law Since India does not have a data protection law, FreshMenu is not liable to any penalties. But if the Srikrishna committee's bill were passed as-is, this would need to happen legally: Immediate disclosure: Under Section 32(1–2), FreshMenu would have to disclose that breach immediately to the Data Protection Authority of India (which does not exist yet), along with details of possible consequences and steps being taken to remedy the vulnerability. The DPAI would decide whether this breach should be disclosed to users, and would require FreshMenu to post details on its website if so. Penalties for not disclosing: Since FreshMenu did not disclose the breach as required by the above section, it would be liable to a fine of up to 2% of its annual revenue or Rs 5 crore, whichever is higher. DPAI would have the power to levy…
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