Aadhaar Details Of 1.4 Millions People Leaked Due To Programming Error On Govt Website
While the Indian government is trying hard push its Digital India initiative via its new policies, it’s finding it difficult to maintain top-notch security practices. Last month, we told you about an Indian bank’s loss of 25 crores (~ $4 million) due to a flaw in UPI system. Now, an incident in Jharkhand has raised doubts regarding Aadhaar. For those who don’t know, Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to Indian citizens. Due to a programming error in the website maintained by the Jharkhand Directorate of Social Security, Aadhaar data of more than 1.4 million citizens has leaked. The leaked details include names, Aadhaar numbers, addresses, and bank account details of the beneficiaries of the Jharkhand’s old-age pension scheme. The state has 1.6 million pensioners; out of the total, 1.4 million seeded their Aadhaar cards for direct transfer of pensions into their accounts. “We got a call from the UID cell telling us that the Aadhaar numbers...