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While asserting that the CoWIN portal is completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy, it said an internal exercise has been initiated to review the existing security measures of CoWIN.

The government on Monday said reports claiming a breach of data of beneficiaries registered on the CoWIN platform were ”mischievous” and ”without any basis”, and that the matter...

The clarification came after reports earlier in the day suggested CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) data breach, which reportedly allowed access to certain personal information that an individual gave on the government's portal for vaccination.

The Centre today assured that data in the CoWin portal -- the country's Covid-19 vaccination tracking platform -- is completely safe, following reports that personal information of people registered on the portal has been breached.

If the mobile number of a person was entered on Telegram, details from identification documents submitted on CoWIN, like Aadhaar, passport or PAN cards would be furnished immediately by a bot, Malayala Manorama has reported.

The government has asserted that the CoWIN portal is completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy.

Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has denied that the CoWIN vaccine registration database has been breached.

Health Ministry says all reports about Cowin data breach do not have any basis and are mischievous in nature

The Minister of State for IT further said the National Data Governance policy has been finalised that will create a common framework of data storage, access and security standards in the country.

The CoWIN portal is completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy, the Health Ministry said in a statement, adding an internal exercise has been initiated to review the existing security measures.