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BBMP shuts down PHAST portal over fears of data breach
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May 27, 2021 10:52 IST
The matter was brought to the civic body’s attention by the Free Software Movement of India
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The COVID-19 Control Room at the BBMP head office in Bengaluru. File Photo SUDHAKARA JAIN
The matter was brought to the civic body’s attention by the Free Software Movement of India
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has woken up to a security lapse in the collection of COVID-19 test data that includes health records of citizens collected for its PHAST (Public Health Activities, Surveillance and Tracking) portal. This breach, which allows a hacker to access information by running a script, was brought to the civic body’s attention by the Free Software Movement of India.
Free Software Movement of India, a coalition of organisations working on data privacy, on Tuesday flagged that Covid-19 data record was being published by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike s (BBMP s) contractor Xyram Software Solutions (Xyramsoft).
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Cybersecurity experts may drag India’s cybersecurity watchdog CERT-In to court for not taking actions against companies such as Air India, Domino’s, BigBasket and MobiKwik that have seen data breaches of late.
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The development comes on the back of increased data breaches and cyberattacks, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
Mumbai:Cybersecurity activists may drag the country’s cybersecurity regulator to court for not taking action against companies that have seen data breaches and not providing clarity on steps being taken to protect customers.
Their grouse is that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In, has not taken any action despite the country witnessing a number of data breaches, including at Air India,