“Personal data of 81.5 crore Indian users leaked in possibly the largest data breach in Indian history: INDIA TODAY”
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What information has been leaked? 'pwn001,' with a handle on X (formerly Twitter), advertised Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone number, and addresses; these, the hacker claims, were extracted from the Covid-19 test details of citizens registered with ICMR.By: HT News Desk: New Delhi: Oct 31, 2023 08:48 AM IST: https://www.hindustantimes.
The hacker claims to have extracted the information from the Covid-19 test details of citizens registered with ICMR.
In what is being described as possibly the ‘biggest' case of data leak in the country, personal details of more than 81.5 crore Indians, sourced allegedly from the Indian Council of Medial Research (ICMR), have been leaked online, as per a report in News18.
What happened?
The report noted that the leak was initially noted by Resecurity, an American cyber security and intelligence agency. According to the cyber firm, a ‘threat actor’ with the alias ‘pwn001’ posted a thread on Breach Forums, which describes itself as a ‘premier Databreach discussion and leaks forum,’ enabling access to records of 815 million (81.5 crore) Indian citizens.
To put this into perspective, this is around 10 times the total population of countries like Iran, Turkey and Germany, the world's 17th, 18th, and 19th most populous countries, respectively. India, on the other hand, is the world's most populous nation, with 1.43 billion people.
What information has been leaked?
'pwn001,' with a handle on X (formerly Twitter), advertised Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone number, and addresses; these, the hacker claims, were extracted from the Covid-19 test details of citizens registered with ICMR.
As a proof, ‘pwn001’ posted spreadsheets with four large leak samples with fragments of Aadhaar data. Upon analysis, these were identified as valid Aadhaar card IDs.
Remedial measures
While there is no official response from ICMR or government, the report states that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to probe the matter once it receives a complaint from ICMR.
In addition to this, all the top officials from various agencies, as well as ministries, have been roped in as well. Also, to control the damage, the required Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been deployed”.
Aadhaar data leak: Massive data breach exposes about 81 crore Indians' personal information on dark web. Details here: 31 Oct 2023, 06:52 AM IST: Livemint: https://www.livemint.com/news/
COVID-19 Test Info of 81.5 Cr Indians Leaked in Biggest Data Breach: Report: Newsclick Report | 30 Oct 2023: Names, Aadhaar and passport information, phone numbers and addresses have been advertised on the dark web, according to US cybersecurity agency Resecurity. https://www.newsclick.in/
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