Digital security company apologises for false report on ‘Aadhar data breach’
6 years, 2 months ago

Digital security company apologises for false report on ‘Aadhar data breach’

Op India  

Cybersecurity giant Gemalto has issued an apology to UIDAI, the authoritative body for India’s Aadhar identity database. Gemalto’s apology comes after it published its 2018 breach level index report wherein the company had claimed that of the 4.5 billion records globally that were compromised in the first half of 2018, over 1 billion were due to a massive ‘data breach’ in Aadhar database. However, after a strong backlash by UIDAI over the misrepresented facts, Gemalto had on October 18, updated its 2018 Breach level index report and mentioned that data breach comprises only 3.3 billion records, without any mention of Aadhar in the report. Gemalto’s apology, has been published today in print in many leading newspapers in India has been released on behalf of its CEO Philippe Vallee and states that “Gemalto profusely regrets on its Breach Level Index Report 2018 and the subsequent press release issued in India on 15th October where it has by mistake taken into account an unverified news article about alleged Aadhaar data breach.” The original report published on October 15 had claimed that the 1 billion records compromised in the Aadhar breach incident had names, addresses and other personally identifiable information of Indians. The original report claimed that a total of 945 incidents of data breach has compromised 4.5 billion records out of which 1 billion were from India.

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Were you hacked in 2024? India’s data protection rules require you to take action
6 days, 22 hours ago

Were you hacked in 2024? India’s data protection rules require you to take action

Live Mint  

Last year, did any of your employees use a co-worker’s computer and read files without authorization? The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, require such retrospective reporting. It covers data breaches occurring in the interim period from the notification of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, to its full implementation sometime later this year. Various data security measures …

Hackers selling 1.80 terabyte data of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on dark web: Report
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hackers selling 1.80 terabyte data of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on dark web: Report

India TV News  

The Department of Telecom has instructed telecom service operators to conduct a security audit of their systems in response to claims by cybersecurity firm CloudSEK that data on 750 million Indian subscribers has been leaked, according to a government official. CloudSEK reported that hackers are selling a 1.8-terabyte database comprising details of 750 million Indian mobile consumers on the dark …

U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR
1 year, 2 months ago

U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR

The Hindu  

The Central Government is yet to respond to reports about the American cyber security and intelligence agency Resecurity’s alert on the alleged data leak of over 81 crore Indians Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses with the Indian Council of Medical Research. ICMR has faced multiple cyber-attack attempts since February, and the latest alleged breach …

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report

India TV News  

Ahead of the expected tabling of the Digital Personal Data Protection bill in Parliament on August 3, a new report highlights the concerns of Indian citizens regarding data breaches. Among those who believed their personal data had been leaked, 72% mentioned their mobile numbers, 63% cited email addresses, 53% referred to Aadhaar numbers, and 50% indicated PAN card numbers. Regarding …

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed
1 year, 7 months ago

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed

Deccan Chronicle  

Media reports of a purported breach of crucial data of most, if not all the, beneficiaries, meaning most of the Indians citizens who got vaccinated for Covid, or nearly a billion-odd people, are not only unfortunate if found to be true, but also raise a serious issue concerning the trust of all citizens sharing any data with the government across …

'Who let this happen?': Karti Chidambaram slams govt after alleged CoWin data breach
1 year, 7 months ago

'Who let this happen?': Karti Chidambaram slams govt after alleged CoWin data breach

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Karti Chidamabaram on Monday demanded answers from union Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after reports that private details of 'all' vaccinated Indians stored on the government's CoWIN platform had been hacked and leaked online. Why is Government of India sitting on a data protection law?” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram Earlier today, in a lengthy Twitter thread, Trinamool Congress …

Personal info of those vaccinated leaked from CoWIN portal, claim opposition leaders
1 year, 7 months ago

Personal info of those vaccinated leaked from CoWIN portal, claim opposition leaders

India Today  

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Monday took to Twitter to allege a "major privacy breach by the Modi government" through the Covid-19 vaccination app CoWIN, claiming that "personal details of all vaccinated Indians have been leaked and are freely available". The list of such opposition leaders, according to his tweet, included Rajya Sabha MP and TMC Leader Derek O'Brien, …

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops
1 year, 9 months ago

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops

Hindustan Times  

The Cyberabad Police in Telangana have recently busted a gang involved in the data theft and sale of sensitive information of government and important organisations. The arrested seven members of the gang allegedly stole details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel and 16.8 crore citizens of India, PTI reported. Cyberabad Police commissioner M Stephen Raveendra was quoted by PTI as saying …

India ranks second in cybersecurity breaches in 2022, 20% of data stolen globally was from India
1 year, 10 months ago

India ranks second in cybersecurity breaches in 2022, 20% of data stolen globally was from India

Firstpost  

India has had a precarious relationship with cybersecurity, not just when it comes to personal devices, but professional networks as well. India accounted for 20 per cent of the total records or data points exposed worldwide. Of the 1,335 breaches analysed globally, 143 breaches occurred in Asia Pacific and Japan, resulting in a whopping 68 per cent of total records …

Fraudsters claiming to represent police can defraud you: Scam alert
2 years ago

Fraudsters claiming to represent police can defraud you: Scam alert

Op India  

Online scams, often known as internet scams, have been an issue since the early days of the internet, but they have become more prevalent over time, with scammers constantly developing new ways to defraud people. #threadstory Today morning at around 09:45 AM, I got a call from 964675397 ‘FedEx’ customer care saying a package attached to my Aadhar ID had …

Personal data of 6 lakh Indian hacked and sold on bot markets for Rs 490 each: study reveals
2 years, 1 month ago

Personal data of 6 lakh Indian hacked and sold on bot markets for Rs 490 each: study reveals

India Today  

Sensitive data of at least five million people around the globe, including data of 6 lakh Indians, has been hacked and sold on the bot market. A recent study by NordVPN revealed that data of 6,00,000 Indians including logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots, and other information were stolen and sold in the bot market. For the study, folks at NordVPN …

Spammed by Offers, Most Indians Blame Current Loan, Insurance Providers for Data Breach: Survey
2 years, 1 month ago

Spammed by Offers, Most Indians Blame Current Loan, Insurance Providers for Data Breach: Survey

News 18  

Around six in 10 Indians have reported personal data breaches by their loan providers with around 59% saying they were approached by alternate service providers in the last five years, a survey by Local Circles has shown. “Most respondents hold the last mile of financial institutions, and in many cases, employees responsible for the breach… They believe data protection law …

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 5 months ago

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

There has been no breach of Unique Identification Authority of India’s Aadhaar data vault, Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was responding to questions raised by CPI MP Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre has considered the recent CAG report that questioned the encryption method and procedure …

UIDAI looking for 20 hackers to spot bugs in security system storing billions of Aadhaar data
2 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI looking for 20 hackers to spot bugs in security system storing billions of Aadhaar data

India Today  

The Unique Identification Authority of India is looking for 20 top hackers to help find vulnerabilities in its security system, which protects the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians. The 20 selected individual hackers will be given the chance to study the UIDAI’s Central Identities Data Repository, which stores Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians. The order stated that “the …

UIDAI Calls For 20 Top Hackers to Smoke Out Any Bugs in Aadhaar Data Security - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI Calls For 20 Top Hackers to Smoke Out Any Bugs in Aadhaar Data Security - News18

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has called out for 20 top hackers to figure out any vulnerabilities in its security system that guards the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians, and has called it a “bug bounty programme”. Terms and conditions 20 individual hackers or groups would be given a chance to study the UIDAI’s Central Identities Data Repository …

PM-Kisan website found leaking Aadhaar data of over 110 million Indian farmers
2 years, 7 months ago

PM-Kisan website found leaking Aadhaar data of over 110 million Indian farmers

India Today  

The website of PM-Kisan, short for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, was leaking the Aadhaar data of over 110 million farmers, a security researcher said. In his post on Medium, Atul Nair said that the dashboard feature of the PM-Kisan website has an endpoint that was exposing Aadhaar numbers of all the farmers based on region. Nair, a security researcher …

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs
2 years, 7 months ago

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs

Hindustan Times  

Although nearly a hundred police complaints related to Aadhaar numbers between 2018 and 2021 have been brought to the notice of the Unique Identification Authority of India by law enforcement agencies, a much larger number of cases remain unreported, according to officials familiar with the matter. The cases include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens acquiring the unique numbers meant …

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data
2 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data

Deccan Chronicle  

The confusing communications from the Union government on Aadhaar or the unique identification number, and the angst and disquiet these caused to the people, are the result of the ad hoc approach it has taken to the implementation of the whole project since its very inception. Recently, it withdrew a notification asking Aadhaar card holders not to share the number …

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI
2 years, 9 months ago

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI

Live Law  

The country's top auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has pulled up the Unique Identification Authority of India over a range of issues related to the issuance of Aadhaar cards.The issues flagged by the CAG raise a cloud over the authenticity and uniqueness of Aadhaar cards and lend credence to the the concerns being raised by data privacy …

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?
2 years, 9 months ago

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?

Firstpost  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar. In its audit report on the functioning of the UIDAI, the CAG has criticised the authority …

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved
2 years, 11 months ago

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to disclose information of over 400 aadhar card holders who were allegedly issued fake aadhar card certificates for the purpose of enrolment in civil defence training in the city. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a case wherein the investigation revealed that in the year 2019, the …

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft
3 years, 2 months ago

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the writ petition which sought for formulation of new guidelines to combat hacking, cyber crimes, data theft and allied issues for November 26, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed Advocate Vivek Narayan Sharma appearing for the petitioner to serve an advance copy of the petition to Centre's Standing Counsel. The petition …

CBSE Uses Blockchain To Go Paperless, But Will Other Govt Arms Follow Suit?
3 years, 3 months ago

CBSE Uses Blockchain To Go Paperless, But Will Other Govt Arms Follow Suit?

The Quint  

Blockchain provides tamper-proof data storage and management that would help the Indian government to store data safely on a blockchain network without being worried about any possible data leak by any insider or an intruder outside the organisation. Shedding light on the applicability of the tech, Horn told The Quint that Blockchain use cases can range from privacy-protecting proof of …

Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'
3 years, 7 months ago

Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'

India Today  

A massive breach in Air India's server this February led to compromising personal data of nearly 45,00,000 people worldwide. The massive data leak was caused by a "sophisticated cyberattack" on Air India's passenger service system provider SITA. "While we and our data processor continue to take remedial actions.We would also encourage passengers to change passwords wherever applicable to ensure safety …

Facebook data leak includes personal info of 6 million users in India, the story so far
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook data leak includes personal info of 6 million users in India, the story so far

India Today  

The latest Facebook data breach is claimed to have leaked the personal data of over 533 million users globally. In a country-wise breakup, the claimed data breach reportedly includes the personal information of 6 million users in India. Alon Gal, CTO of cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, posted information around the data breach that is said to have leaked data …

User data of millions of Indians put on sale online, advertised on Facebook
4 years, 4 months ago

User data of millions of Indians put on sale online, advertised on Facebook

India Today  

Purported data, including names, emails and phone numbers, of millions of Indian users have been put online for a flat price of Rs 850, India Today has learnt. "We can confirm that there has been no breach of our database and all our user information is secure," a Truecaller spokesperson told India Today. Speaking to India Today, independent cyber security …

Data Protection Laws And Their Importance
4 years, 8 months ago

Data Protection Laws And Their Importance

Live Law  

In this article, we will explain why data protection is important to private persons, what companies in India need to do in order to protect personal data and the penalties for failure to protect customers' data. Types of information commonly considered sensitive, both by the general public and by legal mandates are as follows:- Personally identifiable information — Data that …

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law
4 years, 11 months ago

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law

The Hindu  

The report by a German cybersecurity firm that medical details of millions of Indian patients were leaked and are freely available on the Internet is worrying. Such information has the potential to be mined for deeper data analysis and for creating profiles that could be used for social engineering, phishing and online identity theft, among other practices that thrive on …

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM
5 years, 5 months ago

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM

The Hindu  

Data breaches have cost Indian enterprises ₹12.8 crore on an average during the first half of calendar 2019, a 7.29% increase compared with a year ago. Each employee incurred a loss of ₹5,019 on account of lost data or stolen record, an increase of 9.76% from the prior year, said a study conducted by IBM Security in association with Ponemon …

Stolen Aadhaar data may have been used to remove voters from electoral roll: Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Stolen Aadhaar data may have been used to remove voters from electoral roll: Report

Firstpost  

Latest investigation finds that stolen data was allegedly being used to try and remove voters from electoral rolls, Last week, IT Grids, a company hired by the Telugu Desam Party for developing its Seva Mitra app, was found to be allegedly storing data of 7.82 crore Indians from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and another 2 crores from Punjab. Now as …

No breach of Aadhaar servers in IT Grids’ case: UIDAI
5 years, 8 months ago

No breach of Aadhaar servers in IT Grids’ case: UIDAI

Live Mint  

The Unique Identification Authority of India said Wednesday there is no evidence of breach of its servers in the recent case where private firm IT Grids was accused of obtaining details of 7.82 crore Aadhaar holders in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. "Nowhere in the report, the SIT has found any evidence to show that the Aadhaar number, name, address, etc., …

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists
5 years, 9 months ago

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists

Firstpost  

The increased focus on social media and technology as an enabler for the current elections meant that it was only a matter of time before reports of misuse of data for political purposes arose. The current report of finding 7.8 crore Aadhaar data records with IT Grids Pvt Ltd, which were for use in the Seva Mitra app, however, are …

Aadhaar data leak: Details of 7.82 cr Indians from AP and Telangana found on IT Grids' database
5 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar data leak: Details of 7.82 cr Indians from AP and Telangana found on IT Grids' database

Firstpost  

There have been around 30 FIRs that have been filed by the UIDAI since the introduction of the Aadhaar Act 2016. The Telangana State Forensic Science Laboratory discovered this during its examination of the data recovered by the Telangana police from the premises of IT Grids Pvt Ltd, on the suspicion of breach of voter ID and Aadhaar data according …

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher
5 years, 9 months ago

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher

The Hindu  

The Indian cyber security machinery, in collaboration with a self-proclaimed anonymous French security researcher who has been vocal about data security through his Twitter account, claimed to have plugged a major data leak over the course of the last nine days. The researcher, who goes by the display name Elliot Alderson on Twitter, had on March 10 tweeted that two …

6mn Aadhaar Numbers Leaked By Gas PSU: Indian Oil Says ‘No Leak’
5 years, 10 months ago

6mn Aadhaar Numbers Leaked By Gas PSU: Indian Oil Says ‘No Leak’

The Quint  

Nearly 6 million Aadhaar numbers have been leaked through a vulnerability on the Indane website meant for dealers and distributors, a French ‘ethical hacker’ who goes by the name Elliot Alderson claimed on Twitter. The Indane portal reportedly exposes the names, Aadhaar numbers and addresses of the customers. Indian Oil Corp responded to the allegations on Twitter, saying that “leakage …

Internet data firms stirring up Aadhaar privacy debate, suspects TRAI chief
5 years, 10 months ago

Internet data firms stirring up Aadhaar privacy debate, suspects TRAI chief

India TV News  

Internet companies that have built their businesses using public data are likely to have created privacy threat debate around the country's unique digital ID Aadhaar, Trai Chairman RS Sharma said on Monday. "My suspicion, I will have to prove that, but based on circumstantial evidence, we think that many of data companies are behind Aadhaar issue. "Because of fundamentally different …

UIDAI given more time to file response in the Aadhaar data breach case
6 years, 1 month ago

UIDAI given more time to file response in the Aadhaar data breach case

Firstpost  

During the day’s hearing, UIDAI’s counsel sought some time to place its reply which was allowed by the court. The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and privacy of individuals, in the wake of the reported leak of personal information of …

Aadhaar data breach: HC grants more time to UIDAI to file response
6 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar data breach: HC grants more time to UIDAI to file response

The Quint  

New Delhi, Nov 19 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed the Unique Identification Authority of India's plea seeking more time to file a response on a plea seeking exemplary damages for the losses caused due to leakage of Aadhaar data. The court was hearing a plea filed by Shamnad Basheer through advocate Siddharth Aggarwal alleging that the dissemination of …

India's digital journey to accelerate with stronger safeguards, says UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey
6 years, 2 months ago

India's digital journey to accelerate with stronger safeguards, says UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Firstpost  

The Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India has initiated the process of deleting the authentication log beyond six months, as directed by the apex court. New Delhi: The recent Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar has ensured stronger safeguards which will accelerate India’s digital journey, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey has said. Pandey confirmed that the Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification …

I continue to believe Aadhaar disclosure does not raise digital risks: TRAI Chief RS Sharma
6 years, 3 months ago

I continue to believe Aadhaar disclosure does not raise digital risks: TRAI Chief RS Sharma

India TV News  

Trai Chief RS Sharma -- who had created a stir by making public his Aadhaar number and challenging others to show how it can be misused -- says he continues to believe that the disclosure of 12-digit identifier does not raise anyone's digital vulnerability. In an interview to PTI, Sharma also said the recent Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar has …

Foreign Company Has Source Code of Aadhaar Project; It Has Access To Citizens' Information : Certain Worrying Findings By Justice Chandrachud
6 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Company Has Source Code of Aadhaar Project; It Has Access To Citizens' Information : Certain Worrying Findings By Justice Chandrachud

Live Law  

The impact of Facebook-Camridge Analytica incident also reverberated in the judgment as Justice Chandrachud acknowledged that profiling of individual preferences could also be used to influence the decision making of the electorate in choosing candidates for electoral offices.Though the majority of Supreme Court Constitution Bench has upheld the validity of Aadhaar project, certain findings. The impact of Facebook-Camridge Analytica incident …

SC strikes down section 57 of Aadhaar Act: Humongous task to audit and erase data with private firms, say experts
6 years, 3 months ago

SC strikes down section 57 of Aadhaar Act: Humongous task to audit and erase data with private firms, say experts

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court also said that Aadhaar data can’t be shared with security agencies in the name of upholding national security and individuals too can complain about theft of their Aadhaar data. Stating that private entities or individuals cannot avail Aadhaar data to provide consumer services, the apex court struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed sharing …

Mammoth task to audit, erase Aadhaar data with private firms: Experts
6 years, 3 months ago

Mammoth task to audit, erase Aadhaar data with private firms: Experts

India TV News  

Terming the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar a breath of fresh air for Indian citizens, experts on Wednesday said a completely new regime has to be put in place to protect the Aadhaar data that is lying with private companies. Stating that private entities or individuals cannot avail Aadhaar data to provide consumer services, the apex court struck down Section …

UIDAI faces suit for Aadhaar data leaks, Delhi HC seeks response
6 years, 4 months ago

UIDAI faces suit for Aadhaar data leaks, Delhi HC seeks response

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Delhi high court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world’s largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks. A two-judge bench headed by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat of Delhi High Court has asked the Unique Identification Authority of India, which is providing digital ID …

Disclosure of Aadhaar number doesn't increase one's digital vulnerability, reiterates TRAI Chief R S Sharma
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure of Aadhaar number doesn't increase one's digital vulnerability, reiterates TRAI Chief R S Sharma

India TV News  

Outgoing TRAI Chairman reiterated on Tuesday that mere knowledge of Aadhaar number cannot increase one's "digital vulnerabilities". Sharma, however, added on Tuesday his intention behind disclosure of his 12-digit number was never to abet others to publish or disclose their Aadhaar numbers. "I have made it very clear that the intention was not really to abet other people to publish …

People clueless as UIDAI helpline number enters their phonebooks
6 years, 5 months ago

People clueless as UIDAI helpline number enters their phonebooks

India TV News  

Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default. UIDAI, which is yet to issue an official statement on this, has replaced the earlier helpline number -- 1800-300-1947 -- with the new number -- 1947, which got into people's phonebooks without their …

UIDAI Contradicts Itself as It Calls RS Sharma’s Dare Uncalled For
6 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI Contradicts Itself as It Calls RS Sharma’s Dare Uncalled For

The Quint  

In the tweets posted on Tuesday evening, the UIDAI wrote, “In our regular media campaigns, we have been consistently making people aware not to display or publish or share their Aadhaar number in public domain. UIDAI had said the exact opposite thing just a few months ago, after an expose in March 2018 revealed that the Aadhaar number of several …

UIDAI rejects claims about TRAI chairman RS Sharma's personal details being fetched from Aadhaar database
6 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI rejects claims about TRAI chairman RS Sharma's personal details being fetched from Aadhaar database

India TV News  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has rubbished claims about TRAI chairman RS Sharma's personal details being fetched from Aadhaar database. UIDAI asserted that any information pertaining to Sharma wasn't fetched from Aadhaar database or UIDAI's servers. The organisation further clarified that the "so-called hacked" information about the TRAI chief was already available in public domain as he has been …

Aadhaar biometric data can't be tracked even if tried a billion times: IT minister
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar biometric data can't be tracked even if tried a billion times: IT minister

Firstpost  

The Minister said that Aadhaar authorities conduct nearly one crore authentications every second. The biometric data of Aadhaar cannot be hacked even if someone tried a billion times, Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on 15 July, while calling the data storage system “completely safe and secure”. For a population of 130 crore, India is home to …

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