Bukalapak denies reports of user data breach

Indonesia’s e-commerce platform Bukapalak has denied reports that the data of millions of its users were compromised and sold on the dark web, says a report by The Jakarta Post Report.

The denial comes days after the unicorn Tokopedia was reported to have faced an internal system breach.

The personal data of around 13 million Bukalapak users, including usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords, are being sold for an undisclosed price on data-exchange platform RaidForum.

“After an internal investigation, we found that the reports currently circulating were sourced from a data breach attempt last year. There have been no new incidents,” Bukalapak corporate communication head Intan Wibisono told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

Vista Equity Partners to invest US$1.5B in India’s Jio Platforms

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners will invest US$1.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, according to TechInAsia.

Vista Equity Partners will now join Facebook and Silver Lake, which have also made bets on the Indian telecom giant recently.

Reliance Jio was launched in the second half of 2016 and has since then altered India’s telecommunications industry with low rate data plans and free voice calls.

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“Like our other partners, Vista also shares with us the same vision of continuing to grow and transform the Indian digital ecosystem for the benefit of all Indians,” said RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani.

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