And now the data insecurity has reached India! Around 210 central government and state government websites were found displaying sensitive information of civilians like personal details and Aadhaar numbers. When the news reached the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Mr. PP Chowdary, he stated that information security team for UIDAI is monitoring and taking preventive measures of data disruption.
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He also stated that there is fact to be accepted in data going public. But, he confirmed that there is no data leakage as of now. PP once again reminded that the data like fingerprints, iris scans etc. can be accessed only by certified agencies following the protocols and well-established procedures.
With the policy of linking Aadhar to PAN is still frightening. Once the Aadhaar numbers are available, the attacker can pot hole through the bank accounts, with respect to the recent threats on Trickbot malware targeting Indian banking system.
All the civilians are requested to be updated and aware of the consequences of this security threat. We remind you to stay safe and secure online.
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Read more: Most horrifying security breaches in the history of internet.
UIDAI (The Unique Identification Authority of India) has taken note of the same and is regularly monitoring the status to get the Aadhaar data removed from the said websites. It was found that around 210 websites of Central Government, State Government Departments including educational institutes were displaying the list of beneficiaries along with their name, address and other details and Aadhaar numbers for information of general public. Private players have not acquired any Aadhaar data including biometrics from the UIDAI, and sharing of Aadhaar information is done only with authorised agencies through secure applications after following well-established procedures and protocols. - PP Chowdary.With respect to the leakage of Reliance Jio user data, recently, the Aadhaar leakage is frightening. The personal information of more than 120 million Jio users was leaked online. However, there was no trace of Aadhaar numbers or Aadhaar-related data being leaked in this breach.
With the policy of linking Aadhar to PAN is still frightening. Once the Aadhaar numbers are available, the attacker can pot hole through the bank accounts, with respect to the recent threats on Trickbot malware targeting Indian banking system.
All the civilians are requested to be updated and aware of the consequences of this security threat. We remind you to stay safe and secure online.
Read more: Recent online security breaches.
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