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Data privacy threat in India: ProxyEarth exposed

Recently, a serious threat regarding data privacy has emerged in India. The website ProxyEarth has made the complete information of any user public with the help of just the mobile number. This includes name, father’s name, residential address and even information about which telecom tower the phone is located near.

Introduction and Working of ProxyEarth

ProxyEarth is a website that is exposing the data of millions of mobile users. As soon as you enter a simple mobile number, it extracts information to telecom records. Sometimes it can also display the user’s live location using triangulation data from telecom towers. In this way, information about someone’s presence in real time can be obtained.

Identity of the website creator

It is being told that behind this website is a person named Rakesh, who calls himself a programmer and video editor. Even before this he had operated some pirated websites. Rakesh says that the information released in ProxyEarth was already leaked on the internet and he is using it to increase traffic and promote his other products.

Why is this leak an alarm bell?

This data leak is not only a violation of privacy, but it can also lead to financial fraud. Information like name, address and email can be extremely beneficial to scammers. It will become easier to steal someone’s identity and make fake transactions, due to which this is being considered the most dangerous data leak ever.

Website Activity

It is surprising to know that ProxyEarth is still active on the internet without any restriction. It has been operational for about a week and the person behind it is also actively present on social media. In such a situation, the question arises that when will action be taken on such a big security lapse.

features

• Ease of use: Information can be obtained by simply entering the mobile number.
• Ability to display live location.
• Claims to be using outdated data.

Performance and performance standards

The functioning of the website is simple, but the data leakage being done by it is extremely worrying. By using this, the insecurity of the users can be estimated.

Availability and price

The website is still active, confirming its availability. Since this is a free service, there is no question of any cost.

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• It displays more sensitive data compared to other data leak websites.
• Access is easier than fixed, making it more dangerous.