CoWin portal safe, reports of data breach 'mischievous', asserts govt

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on June 12, 2023
The government on Monday asserted that the CoWin portal is completely safe with adequate data protection measures and dismissed reports of breach of data of Covid vaccine beneficiaries as "mischievous". It said the country's nodal cyber security agency, CERT-In, had examined the issue and found no direct breach of data.

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Published on June 12, 2023 -  02:21
CoWIN data breach: Opposition claims personal data of Covid vaccine recipients leaked |Oneindia News
One portal that was probably accessed by every last Indian citizen is now under scrutiny. The opposition has said that the information in the CoWIN portal were leaked and displayed on the portal. TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale has taken to Twitter to allege a "major privacy breach by the Modi government" through the Covid-19 vaccination app CoWIN, stating that the "personal details of all vaccinated Indians including their mobile numbers, Aadhaar numbers, Passport numbers, Voter ID, and details of family members, have been leaked and are freely available". #CoWIN #Opposition #CoWINDataLeak ~PR.151~HT.96~

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