Delhi High Court Restrains Disclosure of Axis Max Life Insurance Customer Data on Dark Web, Online Platforms

The Delhi High Court restrained any disclosure, transmission, or sale of confidential personal data of Axis Max Life Insurance’s 20 lakh customers on online platforms and the dark web.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the interim order in a suit filed by Axis Max Life against unknown entities threatening to publish the data unless paid.

The Court emphasised the serious risk to the company’s brand, customer trust, and regulatory obligations if the data were misused.

The court ordered blocking the defendants’ email accounts and directed them to permanently delete all digital and physical copies of the data, with an affidavit of compliance due in two weeks. The matter will be heard on November 11.