CoWIN leak: Indian govt refutes Covid vaccine portal data breach reports, orders probe

CoWIN leak: Indian govt refutes Covid vaccine portal data breach reports, orders probe

The Indian government refuted media reports of a major data breach in the Covid vaccination portal CoWIN. Issuing a statement, the Union Health Ministry said, "These reports allege a breach of data from the Co-WIN portal of the Union Health Ministry, which is the repository of all data of beneficiaries who have been vaccinated against Covid."

Personal data from India’s Covid vaccine app leaked on Telegram, say reports

The Union health ministry has asked the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to look into the matter and submit a report.

CoWIN Data Breach: Info of Indians Who Got COVID Vaccine Leaked Via Telegram Bot

In a major data breach, private information of thousands of Indian citizens – including politicians and celebrities – has been leaked after a Telegram bot uploaded the data of people who had registered on the CoWIN application to get their COVID-19 vaccination shots. The data leaked includes the names, date of birth, gender, phone number, Aadhar details, passport details, location where the first dose was administered, reported The Fourth News a…

Major data breach: Info of Indians who took Covid vaccine made public by Telegram bot

TNM used the Telegram bot and accessed details of several politicians including KTR, Kanimozhi, Annamalai and Karti Chidambaram, who confirmed that their details were authentic.

India investigates reports of a breach at a portal with the data of 1B+ COVID-19 vaccine recipients; Telegram removes a bot letting users pull individuals' data

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COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients' Personal Data Reportedly Leaked via Telegram

The personal data of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in India was reportedly leaked online via a bot on a popular chat platform, allowing free access to users without the OTP required for the details stored on the CoWIN platform. According to details that surfaced on Twitter on Monday, the leaked data also includes the personal information on several politicians and journalists. The bot that served the information appears to have been blocked, and g…