Mumbai. News of a major data leak related to the Bollywood film industry has come to light. Documents related to more than 500 films have been leaked from the online portal of India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Leakage of necessary documents including film screenplays, certification-related data, and agreements has occurred. The process of providing film certificates is completed through CBFC's 'e-cinepramaan' portal.
The incident of gaining access to some documents available on this portal and making them available for download on the Internet Archive has come to light. It is not yet clear how the data was leaked in this case and how much information was affected.
It is said that this data includes not only film screenplays but also other documents. It also includes CBFC's directives and film-related business agreements. Indian media have reported that some documents also contain information such as distribution agreements and certificate fees.
Such information is considered very important for film producers and distributors. It is said that the public disclosure of such information will affect business deals and discussions. CBFC has started an investigation into the data leak incident. It is also reported that the Indian cyber security agency has been informed about this.
