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Union Minister Rejects Allegations of CoWin Data Breach

Adriana MaraisJune 12, 23App, CoWIN, Government, Privacy, Security

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar responded to numerous reports claiming a significant CoWin data breach by providing a detailed rebuttal on Twitter. It was previously claimed that the CoWin data breach had leaked the information of many people who had given their personal information while taking the Covid vaccine. A huge number of people had registered with CoWin by providing their identity proofs like Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Passport and many more. CoWin is an application developed as an IT solution to implement the COVID-19 vaccination in India. According to the…

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Expert Warns of Data Breach After Telegram Bot Exposes Personal Info Shared on CoWIN

Nitin MisraJune 12, 23CoWIN, Privacy, Security, Telegram

Recent reports and social media posts have indicated that personal information of Indians, such as their Aadhaar and passport details, phone number, date of birth, and gender, were briefly accessible on the Telegram app. This has raised concerns about a security breach related to the CoWIN portal, where all of this information was stored. It was found that if the communication bot was given a phone number, it provided all of this information, including the location where the Covid vaccination was administered. Apparently the bot wasn’t working this morning. According…