FSMI demands thorough investigation on CoWin data breach and stronger cybersecurity measures to ensure the privacy of Indian citizens.
Mon, 12/06/2023 - 18:51
FSMI demands thorough investigation on CoWin data breach and stronger cybersecurity measures to ensure the privacy of Indian citizens.
There have been a set of recent reports indicating a potential large scale data breach of the CoWIN portal. Personal and sensitive data of individuals including name, gender, date of birth, address, aadhar number, mobile number and the location of their vaccination centre, can be accessed through a Telegram bot. While the extent of the data breach has to be determined, the data leaked so far seems credible.