Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets so far - study


3D printed models of people working on computers and padlock are seen in front of a displayed quotcyber attackquot words and binary code in this picture illustration taken February 1 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFiles

3D printed models of people working on computers and padlock are seen in front of a displayed "cyber attack" words and binary code in this picture illustration taken, February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India, making it the worst affected country, according to one of the world's largest VPN serice providers NordVPN.

Bot markets are used by hackers to sell stolen data from victims' devices with bot malware.

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