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Centre denies reports claiming CoWIN data breach, says Covid-19 information safe on digital platform
The Indian government has refuted media reports claiming that personal data, stored on the CoWIN platform, of thousands of Indians, were leaked online.
 "Centre denies reports claiming CoWIN data breach, says Covid-19 information safe on digital platform")
- Prima facie it appears that the alleged leak is not related to Co-WIN, said Health Ministry.
- The Indian government clarified that no data has leaked from Co-WIN portal.
- Leaked data was reportedly been put on sale on Raid Forums website.
New Delhi: The Indian government, on Friday (January 21), refuted media reports claiming that personal data, stored on the CoWIN platform, of thousands of Indians, were leaked online.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare said, “Regarding data leak from CoWIN - We are getting the matter examined. However, prima facie it appears that the alleged leak is not related to Co-WIN as we neither collect any information on address or the #COVID19 status of beneficiaries.”
Meanwhile, the Indian government clarified that no data has leaked from Co-WIN portal and the entire data of residents is safe and secure on this digital platform.
There have been several media reports claiming that the data stored in Co-WIN portal has been leaked online. It is clarified that no data has leaked from Co-WIN portal and the entire data of residents is safe and secure on this digital platform: Government of India pic.twitter.com/rOAhTrTW9m
— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2022
“It is also clarified that while Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will enquire into the substance of the news, prima facie the assertion is not correct,as Co-WIN collects neither the address of the person nor the RT-PCR test results for #COVID19 vaccination,” the government added.
Earlier in the day, reports have claimed that leaked data has been put on sale on Raid Forums website where a cybercriminal claimed to have personal data of over 20,000 people. Also Read: AGS Transact Tech IPO subscribed over 8 times: Check latest GMP, expected listing price
Cyber Security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia had also tweeted that personally identifiable information (PII) including name and Covid-19 results are made public through a content delivery network (CDN). Also Read: Vodafone Idea Q3 FY22 loss widens to Rs 7,231 crore
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