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CoWIN data breach: FIR has been registered, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells Parliament
CoWIN portal, India's Covid vaccination portal, has adequate safeguards for data privacy and has done regular vulnerability assessment, as per information provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Rajeev Chandrasekhar,…
AI, BharatNet, Cyberworld & Monopoly: Vaishnaw Outlines Govt’s Plans to Democratise…
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has highlighted the “scary” part of Artificial Intelligence (AI), noting that a multi-pronged approach is needed to ensure cybersecurity in society.Addressing the…
IRDAI regulated entities not reporting cyber security incidents on time
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Insurance regulator IRDAI has directed all entities that come under its purview to scrupulously adhere to the provisions related to reporting of cyber security incidents. Observing that the entities – insurers…
Morning Digest | ED arrests TN Minister Senthilbalaji in money-laundering case; Trump pleads not…
File picture of Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity V. Senthil Balaji
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Trump pleads not guilty to charges in U.S. classified documents caseFormer U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday…
Cybersecurity Firm Says CoWIN Portal, Backend Database Not Compromised
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database."Based on matching fields…
COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients’ Personal Data Reportedly Leaked via Telegram
The personal data of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in India was reportedly leaked online via a bot on a popular chat platform, allowing free access to users without the OTP required for the details stored on the CoWIN platform. According to…
CoWIN Data Breach: Government Responds, Says no Direct Breach of CoWIN
The government on Monday responded to reports of an alleged data breach of the CoWIN database, stating that the data appeared to have been sourced from a different database containing information stolen in the past. The response follows…