Koo App: The Indian alternative to Twitter Is Not Safe?
Ever since the news of MobiKwik data leak broke, people are on edge about the security of their personal information getting leaked on the dark web. Although the company has denied any breach, several users claim to have found their credit and debit card details on the dark web. Amidst the MobiKwik incident, there were reports about DigiLocker breach, which leaked Aadhaar copies of users, which put users into panic. But there s no reason to be worried and we explain why.
The claim
There were reports on social media about a data breach on DigiLocker, the Government of India s platform for issuance and verification of documents and certificates. Leaked data showed photos of Aadhaar cards shared on Telegram. There were tens of photos of Aadhaar with the photos and the unique identification number clearly visible.