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Newslaundry
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Nidharshana Raju

CoWIN data leak: Aadhaar, passport details, phone numbers of lakhs of Indians made public on Telegram

In a major data breach, private information of lakhs of Indians registered on the CoWIN app to avail Covid-19 vaccination has reportedly been leaked to private players.  

A Telegram bot has been giving away the names, date of birth, phone number, passport or Aadhaar numbers and any other details provided to the CoWIN app at the time of registration.

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