Government Sites Said to Have Critical Vulnerabilities; NCIIPC and CERT-in Step In: Reports
The vulnerabilities reportedly exposed sensitive files, credentials, and police FIRs. By Shayak Majumder | Updated: 22 February 2021 19:36 IST
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The critical issues included over 13,000 identifiable information instances
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US DoD Vulnerability Disclosure Program was involved to raise concerns
NCSC says remedial actions have been taken
Security researchers said they found thousands of critical vulnerabilities in dozens of government-run Web services, more than half of which reportedly belonged to state governments. Most of the services had multiple issues that included exposed credentials, leaks of sensitive files, and existence of known bugs. If exploited, these lapses could reportedly lead to deeper access within the government network, as per the researchers. The issues had been brought under the notice of the