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The threat actors selling the data allegedly obtained the data through ‘vulnerabilities in government databases or telecommunication systems’, said CloudSek.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has recently issued a high-risk alert for users of Apple and Samsung products, flagging multiple vulnerabilities that could pose a significant threat to data and device security - as per the Indian news media The Indian Express.
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India's digital public infrastructure has been shaken by claims that the vaccination database, CoWIN, has been hacked. While officials have dismissed the reports as "mischievous," they may serve as a hindrance to India's efforts to create a "third way" for technology governance by creating a system for cross-border trading in digital services and promotion in digital diplomacy. To fix its shortcomings, India needs to establish a proper data-protection law and a transparent process for digital public infrastructure development and maintenance, enhanced security and privacy, ...
The Union health ministry has asked the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to look into the matter and submit a report.