India, Oct. 22 -- A security flaw at Bengaluru-based digital certificate provider-eMudhra Ltd.-put global web security at risk after weak cryptographic keys linked to eight certificates prompted Google, Mozilla, Apple and Microsoft to take "emergency action".

The keys could potentially have allowed attackers to create fraudulent certificates for websites and software, raising concerns about the security of systems that rely on digital authentication.

The incident is among several major cybersecurity breaches and data exposures involving Indian organisations in recent years, affecting sectors ranging from banking and healthcare to technology and infrastructure. While some incidents involved customer information appearing on the dark web,...