Generali told the Court that the insurer’s confidential and customer data had been hacked and that the unknown perpetrator had demanded USD 500,000 in ransom.

The Bombay High Court has granted urgent ad-interim relief to Generali Central Life Insurance Company Limited after it was hit by a ransomware attack, allegedly carried out by a hacker group identifying itself as “Medusa” [Generali Central Life Insurance Company Limited Vs Union of India].

