Centre Investigating Alleged CoWIN Data Leak On Telegram: Sources
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A report has claimed that sensitive personal information of several politicians, bureaucrats, and individuals - who had signed up on CoWIN - was shared by a bot account on Telegram.
The government is investigating reports that the personal details of people registered on the CoWIN portal - the country's Covid-19 vaccination tracking platform - were leaked on the social media platform Telegram, sources have said. SHOCKING:There has been a MAJOR data breach of Modi Govt where personal details of ALL vaccinated Indians including their mobile nos., Aadhaar numbers, Passport numbers, Voter ID, Details of family members etc. have been leaked & are freely available.Some examples 👇(1/7)
A report has claimed that sensitive personal information of several politicians, bureaucrats, and individuals - who had signed up on CoWIN - was shared by a bot account on Telegram.
The investigation is on to ascertain the source of the alleged leak. "The government is investigating whether the data was sourced through CoWIN or some other application," official sources said.
In a series of tweets this morning, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale shared screenshots of the alleged breach on his Twitter account.
