CoWIN Data Breach! TMC Alleges Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN Details Of Politicians, Others Leaked On Telegram

Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that the data of several citizens, including politicians and journalists who took Covid vaccine, has been leaked on the social media application Telegram.

TMC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale claimed that personal details like mobile numbers, Aadhaar numbers, Passport, Voter IDs and details of family members are freely available online.

"There has been a MAJOR data breach of Modi Govt where personal details of ALL vaccinated Indians including their mobile nos., Aadhaar numbers, Passport numbers, Voter ID, Details of family members, etc. have been leaked and are freely available," Gokhale tweeted.

"This is a matter of national concern", he said.

SHOCKING:

There has been a MAJOR data breach of Modi Govt where personal details of ALL vaccinated Indians including their mobile nos., Aadhaar numbers, Passport numbers, Voter ID, Details of family members etc. have been leaked & are freely available.

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— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) June 12, 2023

The leaked data includes Aadhaar card numbers, along with gender, date of birth, and vaccination centre of senior leaders such as Rajya Sabha MP and TMC leader Derek O'Brien, former union minister P Chidambaram, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal.

Gokhale also claimed that the leaked data also included details of health secretary Rajesh Bhushan, deputy chairman Rajya Sabha Haribansh Narayan Singh, Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Sanjay Raut.

"Question is how did personal details including passport no, Aadhaar no., etc. get leaked when Modi Government claims it follows "strong data security"? Why is the Modi government inclunding Home Ministry not aware of this leak and why haven't Indians been informed about a data breach? Who has the Modi government given access to sensitive personal data of Indians incl Aadhaar and Passport nos. which enabled this leak?"

"And predictably, the Minister in-charge of this is Ashwini Vaishnaw who heads the Electronics, Communications, and IT portfolios in addition to Railways. How long will incompetence of Ashwini Vaishnaw be ignored by PM Modi?" Gokhale asked.

Reportedly, when a mobile number registered with the CoWIN portal is entered, the Telegram bot will share all the details provided during the vaccination along with gender, birth year, name of the vaccination centre, and doses. They claimed that the Aadhaar card, voter ID, and PAN card numbers of Indian citizens are accessible to anyone on Telegram.