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"Massive CoWIN Data Breach Exposes Millions of Indian Vaccine Recipients' Personal Information"
cybersecurity3 years ago

"Massive CoWIN Data Breach Exposes Millions of Indian Vaccine Recipients' Personal Information"

A massive data breach has exposed the personal information of millions of Indians, including their names, passport numbers, and dates of birth. The data appears to have come from India's CoWIN vaccination tracking app, which has over 1 billion registered users. The breach was discovered when a Telegram bot in a channel called "hak4learn" offered access to the private data of millions of Indians. The bot has since been shut down, but cybersecurity experts warn that the data may still be traded on the dark web. India's digital infrastructure has expanded rapidly, but cybersecurity and legal frameworks around data storage have not kept pace with the growth.

India investigates alleged CoWin data breach and leak.
technology3 years ago

India investigates alleged CoWin data breach and leak.

The Indian Union health ministry has rejected media reports of a massive data breach in the CoWin platform, stating that they were "without any basis" and "mischievous in nature". The ministry has requested the country's nodal cybersecurity agency CERT-In to look into the issue and submit a report. Opposition parties have demanded an inquiry into the issue and accused the government of "criminal negligence" as it is "sitting on a data protection law". Reports suggest that an automated account on messaging platform Telegram was allegedly sharing sensitive personal information of Indian citizens who signed up for the CoWin portal for their Covid-19 vaccination.