The Unique Identification Authority of Bharat (UIDAI) has denied an investigative study from the Tribune that you lot tin access to Aadhaar database of over 1 billion for only Rs 500 inwards x minutes.
According to the study of The Tribune, the reporter joined a WhatsApp group, which allegedly sold all Aadhaar information available amongst UIDAI, he paid Rs 500 via Paytm. Later on, 1 of its agents gave him an ID in addition to password, which helped him to access whatever Aadhaar details. With paying an additional fee of Rs 300, agents printed Aadhar bill of fare for them.
In the report, reporter Rachna Khaira says, "It took only Rs500, paid through Paytm, in addition to x minutes inwards which an 'agent' of the grouping running the vibrations created a 'gateway' for this correspondent in addition to gave a login ID in addition to password. Lo in addition to behold, you lot could motion into whatever Aadhaar lay out inwards the portal, in addition to at 1 time drib dead all particulars that an private may conduct maintain submitted to the Unique Identification Authority of Bharat (UIDAI), including name, address, postal code (PIN), photo, recall lay out in addition to email."
"What is more, The Tribune squad paid approximately other Rs300, for which the agent provided “software” that could facilitate the printing of the Aadhaar bill of fare afterwards entering the Aadhaar lay out of whatever individual," the study says.
The UIDAI has assured that at that spot is non whatever possibility of a information breach. The Aadhaar information including biometric information is fully rubber in addition to secure.
Sanjay Jindal, Additional Director-General, UIDAI Regional Centre, Chandigarh, accepted that this was a major lapse inwards the cybersecurity, told The Tribune: “Except the Director-General in addition to I, no 3rd soul inwards Punjab should conduct maintain a login access to our official portal. Anyone else having access is illegal, in addition to is a major national safety breach.”
In the meantime of controversies, UIDAI tweeted: "There has non been whatever information breach of a biometric database which remains fully rubber & secure amongst the highest encryption at UIDAI in addition to a mere display of demographic information cannot endure misused without biometrics."
According to the study of The Tribune, the reporter joined a WhatsApp group, which allegedly sold all Aadhaar information available amongst UIDAI, he paid Rs 500 via Paytm. Later on, 1 of its agents gave him an ID in addition to password, which helped him to access whatever Aadhaar details. With paying an additional fee of Rs 300, agents printed Aadhar bill of fare for them.
In the report, reporter Rachna Khaira says, "It took only Rs500, paid through Paytm, in addition to x minutes inwards which an 'agent' of the grouping running the vibrations created a 'gateway' for this correspondent in addition to gave a login ID in addition to password. Lo in addition to behold, you lot could motion into whatever Aadhaar lay out inwards the portal, in addition to at 1 time drib dead all particulars that an private may conduct maintain submitted to the Unique Identification Authority of Bharat (UIDAI), including name, address, postal code (PIN), photo, recall lay out in addition to email."
"What is more, The Tribune squad paid approximately other Rs300, for which the agent provided “software” that could facilitate the printing of the Aadhaar bill of fare afterwards entering the Aadhaar lay out of whatever individual," the study says.
The UIDAI has assured that at that spot is non whatever possibility of a information breach. The Aadhaar information including biometric information is fully rubber in addition to secure.
Sanjay Jindal, Additional Director-General, UIDAI Regional Centre, Chandigarh, accepted that this was a major lapse inwards the cybersecurity, told The Tribune: “Except the Director-General in addition to I, no 3rd soul inwards Punjab should conduct maintain a login access to our official portal. Anyone else having access is illegal, in addition to is a major national safety breach.”
In the meantime of controversies, UIDAI tweeted: "There has non been whatever information breach of a biometric database which remains fully rubber & secure amongst the highest encryption at UIDAI in addition to a mere display of demographic information cannot endure misused without biometrics."
