Published on : 20 Oct 2025, 4:31 am 2 min read
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 ].
Justice Arif S Doctor on October 16, directed the Union of India through the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and other authorities to immediately block and disable all accounts, domain names, and communication channels associated with the breach.
“ The gravity of the consequences that may follow if the applicant’s confidential data is made public or traded is overwhelming. The balance of convenience is clearly in favour of the appl