Express Special: Data ‘leaked’ to China-based firms, Customs officer detained

Police said a complaint was filed with the IFSO unit on February 27, alleging the unauthorised access, extraction, disclosure and commercial sale of sensitive customs data from notified protected systems classified as critical information infrastructure. The complaint was submitted by the Joint Director (Data Centre and Cyber Security), Directorate General of Systems. The complaint alleged that someone had illegally accessed and sold customs data from government systems. The data, pertaining to trade details and confidential information, may have been extracted by misusing passwords, insider access or third-party access, it added. The FIR mentioned that the data stolen was important, as…