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Justdial appoints Prasun Kumar as CMO
New Delhi : Justdial has appointed Prasun Kumar as the chief marketing officer. Kumar was previously associated with Magicbricks, where he was the head of marketing, revenue verticals, content and public relations.
With an experience of over two decades in the industry, Kumar is a marketing expert who has played key role in building several brands.
Kumar has worked with different companies including Reliance Communications as senior vice president, Sony Mobile Communications as head of marketing and MTS as director brand.
He has also worked as head of brand activation at Levi’s Strauss, associate director at Madison Communications and manager at McCann Worldgroup.
His experience includes launching and turning around businesses, building large revenue verticals and driving innovations in the consumer, technology, and content space.
Justdial, founder and CEO, V.S.S. Mani said, “We welcome Prasun on-board as we build a new exciting future for Justdial. We recently launched our B2B marketplace platform, JD Mart, which has received an overwhelming response both from businesses and users. Prasun and his team shall focus on increasing awareness about JD and JD Mart platforms among every Indian and work towards growing our user base. I am confident that our marketing efforts will drive our growth agenda strongly under Prasun’s experience and leadership.”
“I am excited to join Justdial. The brand has touched the life of almost every Indian at some point. Its massive scale will give me an opportunity to drive innovation, better consumer experiences and create campaigns to spearhead the growth,” said Kumar on his new role.
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Two AI apps exposed 12TB of user data on Google Play
Video AI Art Generator leaked 1.5 million images and 385,000 videos, IDMerit spilled KYC documents across 25 countries.
MUMBAI: AI apps promising magic transformations just pulled off a vanishing act of privacy leaving 12 terabytes of user secrets wide open for anyone to grab. Security researchers have exposed a major data breach tied to two Android apps previously listed on the Google Play Store, highlighting ongoing risks in the rush to deploy AI-powered tools. The first, Video AI Art Generator & Maker from developer Codeway, surpassed 500,000 installs and amassed over 11,000 reviews before the flaw was uncovered.
A misconfigured Google Cloud Storage bucket left the entire media library unprotected no authentication required. Forbes-cited analysis revealed more than 1.5 million user-uploaded images, over 385,000 videos, and millions of AI-generated files, totalling 12TB or 8.27 million items collected since the app launched on 13 June 2023. The app has since been removed from public search on the Play Store.
The problem didn’t stop there. Researchers found a similar exposure in Codeway’s second app, IDMerit, which handled Know Your Customer (KYC) verification. Leaked data included identity documents, addresses, phone numbers, and other personal details used for financial and onboarding processes. The breach impacted users in the United States and at least 25 other countries, including Germany, France, China, and Brazil. Codeway reportedly secured the IDMerit bucket on 3 February 2026.
Investigators traced the root cause to a common and dangerous practice, hardcoding sensitive credentials passwords, API keys, encryption secrets directly into app source code. Automated bots scanning public repositories can snatch these in seconds. Cybernews researchers noted that 72 per cent of analysed Play Store apps exhibited similar vulnerabilities.
The incidents serve as a stark reminder for users, AI-editing tools and identity-verification apps from lesser-known developers can carry hidden risks. Security experts recommend checking a developer’s track record, looking for Google’s “Verified Developer” badge, carefully reviewing requested permissions, and avoiding uploads of sensitive documents unless absolutely necessary.
In an era where AI promises to create, edit, and verify almost anything, these leaks show that the real risk isn’t always the tech failing, it’s the shortcuts developers take when rushing it to market.
