TRAI chief discloses his Aadhaar number, challenges ‘hackers’ to show what harm can they do
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief discloses his Aadhaar number, challenges ‘hackers’ to show what harm can they do

Op India  

RS Sharma, the chairman of the Telecom Regulatory authority of India has done something that has silenced Aadhar haters and made them come up with lame, laughable excuses that hold no ground. It began with an article in leftist propaganda website ‘The Print’ titled ‘What harm can you do to me if you have my Aadhar details, asks TRAI chairman RS Sharma’ published today. He did not stop at that, tagging RS Sharma again in a follow-up tweet, the Twitter user then challenged the TRAI chairman to publish his Aadhar number if he has ‘so much trust in his 13 feet wall security system’. One Twitter user claimed that he had managed to find RS Sharma’s mobile number attached to his Aadhar card. That was also debunked since someone sent money to the Aadhaar pay account of the TRAI chief’s number and that wouldn’t be possible if a bank account wasn’t attached to the number.

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Here's What Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Said About Former Security Head's Claims Regarding Bots On Platform
2 years, 4 months ago

Here's What Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Said About Former Security Head's Claims Regarding Bots On Platform

News 18  

Twitter’s Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal has lashed out at the company’s former head of security, Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, saying his false claims are “riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and presented without important context". WATCH VIDEO: Unboxing OnePlus Nord Buds CE, most affordable OnePlus earbuds “There are news reports outlining claims about Twitter’s privacy, security, and data protection practices that were …

Indian govt had agent inside Twitter who accessed user data, says firm's former security chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian govt had agent inside Twitter who accessed user data, says firm's former security chief

India Today  

A few months ago Twitter fired its cyber security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko. While Zatko's claims are wide-ranging and mostly focus on the data safety and security practices that Twitter follows, his report also includes explosive allegations related to the Indian government. Zatko says that a few years ago, under pressure from the Indian government, Twitter hired a government agent …

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 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 …

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI
3 years, 9 months ago

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Thursday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to probe whether the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party used Aadhaar data to send bulk text messages for election campaigning. The court also said that the Election Commission of India should continue its examination on whether the model code of conduct was breached by the …

Hackers allegedly leak data of 9.9 crore Mobikwik users in India, company rejects claim
3 years, 9 months ago

Hackers allegedly leak data of 9.9 crore Mobikwik users in India, company rejects claim

Firstpost  

Hackers have leaked the data such as mobile phone number, bank account details, email, and credit card numbers of 9.9 crore Indians allegedly of Mobikwik users, which the digital payments company has strongly denied. The disclosure about the data leak was made by cybersecurity analyst Rajashekhar Rajaharia who has also written to the Reserve Bank of India, Indian computer emergency …

"Don't Pass The Buck, Look Into Allegations": Madras High Court To Election Commission On Plea Alleges BJP Targeting Voters Via Aadhaar Data
3 years, 9 months ago

"Don't Pass The Buck, Look Into Allegations": Madras High Court To Election Commission On Plea Alleges BJP Targeting Voters Via Aadhaar Data

Live Law  

In response to a Public Interest Litigation petition filed alleging that the Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has misused Aadhaar details of voters for election campaigning purposes, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to look into the allegations immediately and with the degree of seriousness that it deserves. Significantly, the plea states that the petitioner …

Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with users
5 years ago

Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with users

The Hindu  

In yet another data breach on Twitter that has gone through a bad year on security, a researcher has claimed he matched 17 million phone numbers to user accounts, including high-profile politicians and officials, by exploiting a vulnerability in Twitter’s Android app. Security researcher Ibrahim Balic found that it was possible to upload entire lists of generated phone numbers through …

Twitter warns users of serious security breach that could impact millions of accounts in India
5 years ago

Twitter warns users of serious security breach that could impact millions of accounts in India

India Today  

Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world and is used by millions of users every day who share not just their daily lives with fellow Twitter users, but also essential data about themselves with the platform itself. As such, when news emerged that the platform’s security systems had been breached and possibly user data …

Aadhaar linking case: HC says no to order of linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN
5 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar linking case: HC says no to order of linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN

Firstpost  

HC says it would lead to data of genuine account holders going ‘unnecessarily’ to foreign countries. The Delhi High Court Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, saying it would lead to data of genuine account holders, who are much more in number, going “unnecessarily” to …

Social media accounts need to be linked with Aadhaar to check fake news, SC told
5 years, 4 months ago

Social media accounts need to be linked with Aadhaar to check fake news, SC told

Live Mint  

Social media profiles of users need to be linked with Aadhaar numbers to check circulation of fake, defamatory and pornographic content as also anti-national and terror material, the Supreme Court was told on Monday. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the state government, said: "The linking of social media profiles of the users with the Aadhaar was needed to …

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 …

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 …

Day before retirement, TRAI chief Ram Sewak Sharma gets 2-year extension
6 years, 5 months ago

Day before retirement, TRAI chief Ram Sewak Sharma gets 2-year extension

India TV News  

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chief Ram Sewak Sharma was given two-year extension on Thursday, a day before his term was to end, according to an official order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved reappointment of Sharma as chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for a further period beyond August 10, 2018 up to September 30, …

TRAI chief says no info was 'discovered' about him on sharing his Aadhaar number
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief says no info was 'discovered' about him on sharing his Aadhaar number

Firstpost  

Unique Identification Authority of India had thereafter asked people not to share publicly. TRAI chief R S Sharma, who had engaged in a verbal duel with the Twitterati over potential misuse of Aadhaar, today said that no information was “discovered” about him on account of sharing of Aadhaar number but conceded that social media was not a suitable forum to …

No info was 'discovered' about me on account of Aadhaar: TRAI chief
6 years, 5 months ago

No info was 'discovered' about me on account of Aadhaar: TRAI chief

India TV News  

TRAI chief R S Sharma, who had engaged in a verbal duel with the Twitterati over potential misuse of Aadhaar, on Wednesday said that no information was "discovered" about him on account of sharing of Aadhaar number but conceded that social media was not a suitable forum to discuss complex policy matters. " Sharma -- who is set to complete …

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 …

How the hysteria about phones ‘hacked’ to add Aadhaar helpline number was spread
6 years, 5 months ago

How the hysteria about phones ‘hacked’ to add Aadhaar helpline number was spread

Op India  

Yesterday there was massive brouhaha on Social Media about the Aadhaar helpline number mysteriously appearing on people’s contact list. The French security researcher claimed that it was “surprising and interesting” that the Aadhaar helpline number was added to people’s contact list. It’s also very…surprising and interesting — Elliot Alderson August 2, 2018 Alderson had not made any assertions of phones …

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 …

TRAI chief RS Sharma cannot be prosecuted for disclosing his Aadhaar card details: Here's a look at reasons why
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief RS Sharma cannot be prosecuted for disclosing his Aadhaar card details: Here's a look at reasons why

Firstpost  

Aadhaar challenge has now been followed by a UIDAI warning against the disclosure of Aadhaar numbers. The TRAI chairman, RS Sharma’s controversial Aadhaar challenge has now been followed by a UIDAI warning against the disclosure of Aadhaar numbers, terming it as an act that is ‘not in accordance with the law’. While the point the TRAI chief was trying to …

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 …

TRAI chief RS Sharma's daughter receives threatening email from hackers
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief RS Sharma's daughter receives threatening email from hackers

Firstpost  

TRAI chief RS Sharma posted his Aadhaar number on Twitter on 28 July in response to a dare by a user, who challenged Sharma to share his number and see the consequences. Little did he know that hackers, and in particular French security expert going by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson would use this information to post RS Sharma’s personal details …

Latest in Aadhaar challenge: TRAI chief RS Sharma rubbishes reports of 'Re 1 deposited' in his account
6 years, 5 months ago

Latest in Aadhaar challenge: TRAI chief RS Sharma rubbishes reports of 'Re 1 deposited' in his account

India TV News  

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chief RS Sharma's open challenge to ethical hackers to prove vulnerabilities in Aadhaar database has now led to attempts of depositing money the official's account. The TRAI chairman's open dare and subsequent claims of his personal details being put out publicly was also raised in Parliament on Monday when Opposition lawmakers demanded him to apologise …

UIDAI confirms that TRAI chief’s Aadhar number was not used to reveal his personal data
6 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI confirms that TRAI chief’s Aadhar number was not used to reveal his personal data

Op India  

The ongoing strife between the TRAI chief, R S Sharma, and the Aadhar critics on social media has forced the Unique Identification Authority of India to intervene and declare that none of the information pertaining to Sharma was fetched from Aadhaar database or the UIDAI’s servers. The UIDAI on Sunday dismissed claims of certain ‘hackers’ on social media, who alleged …

Why TRAI chairman's Aadhaar challenge is a case of 'misplaced enthusiasm'
6 years, 5 months ago

Why TRAI chairman's Aadhaar challenge is a case of 'misplaced enthusiasm'

The Quint  

Sharma, who made his 12-digit Aadhaar number open on July 28 and created a tweetstorm -- not as a government servant but "as a normal citizen of India" -- can set a dangerous precedent for millions of Indians who are still not aware what privacy is all about. What the TRAI Chairman has perhaps forgotten is that the central data …

After Leaking TRAI Chairman's Personal Details, Hackers Deposited Re 1 in His Account
6 years, 5 months ago

After Leaking TRAI Chairman's Personal Details, Hackers Deposited Re 1 in His Account

News 18  

When TRAI chairman RS Sharma tweeted out his Aadhaar number, challenging critics to show “one concrete example where you can do any harm to me ”, he perhaps didn't expect this to happen. — RS Sharma July 28, 2018 By Sunday, ethical hackers pointed out to Sharma that they had managed to leak 14 personal details of the TRAI chairman …

Aadhaar privacy issues extend beyond the security of its biometric database
6 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar privacy issues extend beyond the security of its biometric database

Firstpost  

There is a robust need for safeguarding our data and own responsibility for it. This, for the uninitiated, is like a social security number that is now being linked to everything under the sun — bank records, financial statements, income tax returns, phone numbers and even competitive examinations. Sharma has claimed, and he’s probably right, that no harm could come …

Gave Aadhaar dare as an ordinary citizen of India, says Trai Chairman RS Sharma
6 years, 5 months ago

Gave Aadhaar dare as an ordinary citizen of India, says Trai Chairman RS Sharma

Firstpost  

RS Sharma, former UIDAI director general, has been an ardent supporter of the Aadhaar programme. After causing a flutter on social media with his Aadhaar dare, Trai Chairman R S Sharma has said he had thrown an open the challenge to Twitterati — to prove how mere knowledge of the 12 digit number could be misused to cause harm — …

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 …

TRAI chief crosses swords with ‘The Print’ for misquoting him on the Aadhaar privacy norms
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief crosses swords with ‘The Print’ for misquoting him on the Aadhaar privacy norms

Op India  

Shekhar Gupta’s ‘The Print’ has almost mastered the art of distorting and concocting narratives to accommodate their agenda. Amidst the Aadhaar row, the outgoing TRAI chief, R S Sharma, in his interview to ‘The Print’ had spoken about how Aadhaar doesn’t violate privacy norms. Below is the screenshot of what ‘The Print’ had reported, misquoting the chief: Which was later …

After TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare, hacker busts Sharma's safety claim
6 years, 5 months ago

After TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare, hacker busts Sharma's safety claim

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Taking the Aadhaar-privacy debate to a new level, Trai chairman R S Sharma on Saturday disclosed his Aadhaar number on Twitter and challenged activists to show how public disclosure of it could harm him. Soon, a French security expert, who goes by the nickname Elliot Alderson started posting what he said was Mr Sharma’s “personal address, phone number …

Personal details of TRAI chief RS Sharma 'leaked' after open challenge on Twitter
6 years, 5 months ago

Personal details of TRAI chief RS Sharma 'leaked' after open challenge on Twitter

Firstpost  

Giving out his Aadhaar number, RS Sharma asked to be shown “one concrete example” where “harm” can be done. Note: Since the time this debacle unfolded, UIDAI has issued an official press release dismissing the claims of the French security expert going by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson A sharp exchange of tweets on Saturday evening led to the leaking of …

TRAI chief RS Sharma trolled after sharing Aadhaar number on Twitter
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chief RS Sharma trolled after sharing Aadhaar number on Twitter

ABP News  

An all-out war erupted on Twitter after TRAI chairman R S Sharma today disclosed his Aadhaar number on the microblogging site and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him, triggering a deluge of tweets that claimed to disclose his personal details from PAN to mobile number. While many on Twitter …

TRAI chairman tweeted out Aadhaar number and challenged hackers, you wouldn't believe what happened next
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chairman tweeted out Aadhaar number and challenged hackers, you wouldn't believe what happened next

India Today  

Do you know that the full name of TRAI chairman R S Sharma is Ram Sewak Sharma? These private details, along with many more like his WhatsApp DP, his landline number, his emails IDs created with Gmail and Yahoo, and his frequent flier number with Air India, have been leaked on Twitter after Sharma tweeted out his 12-digit Aadhaar and …

Dare leads to Trai chief R S Sharma's info leak' on Twitter
6 years, 5 months ago

Dare leads to Trai chief R S Sharma's info leak' on Twitter

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Taking the Aadhaar-privacy debate to a new level, Trai chairman R.S. Sharma on Saturday disclosed his Aadhaar number on Twitter and challenged activists to show how public disclosure on it could harm him. It all started when a user on Twitter challenged the Trai chief over his comments on the sanctity of personal information stored in the Aadhaar …

TRAI chairman throws 'Aadhaar' challenge on Twitter, French security expert responds with his address, phone number
6 years, 5 months ago

TRAI chairman throws 'Aadhaar' challenge on Twitter, French security expert responds with his address, phone number

India TV News  

An all-out war erupted on Twitter after TRAI chairman R S Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the microblogging site and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him, triggering a deluge of tweets that claimed to disclose his personal details from PAN to mobile number. A French security expert, who …

Aadhaar details leaked after TRAI chief throws breach challenge
6 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar details leaked after TRAI chief throws breach challenge

The Quint  

New Delhi, July 28 Alleged personal details of Indias telecom watchdog chief R.S. A French security expert, who goes by the nickname Elliot Alderson and uses twitter handle @fs0c131y, in a series of tweets caused ripples on the social media, leaking "personal address, DoB, your alternate phone number" and explaining to Sharma, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman, how …

Aadhaar biometric data can't be tracked even if tried a billion times: IT minister
6 years, 5 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 …

Personal data unsafe in Andhra Pradesh
6 years, 6 months ago

Personal data unsafe in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Personal data of those paying property tax, water bills and In the biggest data leak by the AP government, data security researchers are pointing out that details of lakhs of taxpayers including their Aadhaar numbers and phone numbers have been uploaded and are easily available on the emunicipal.ap.gov.in portal of the AP government. The AP government website had leaked …

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