No Data Breach Of Government's Email System, Says Centre

The NIC has institutional linkages across all ministries and departments of the central and state governments

Media reports that data breaches in some companies have compromised email accounts of the government's National Informatics Centre are wrong, the centre said today in a statement. The NIC has institutional linkages across all ministries and departments of the central and state governments. It has been instrumental in steering e-governance applications across the country. "A media story on impact of data breaches in organisations such as Air India, Big Basket and Domino's has claimed that these breaches have exposed email accounts and passwords of NIC emails to the hackers," the government said. "In view of this, it is important to clarify that firstly, there has been no cyber breach into the email system of the government maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The email system is totally safe and secure," it said.