The government on Monday said reports claiming a breach of data of beneficiaries registered on the CoWIN platform were ”mischievous” and ”without any basis”, and that the matter.
The clarification came after reports earlier in the day suggested CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) data breach, which reportedly allowed access to certain personal information that an individual gave on the government's portal for vaccination.
The Centre today assured that data in the CoWin portal the country's Covid-19 vaccination tracking platform is completely safe, following reports that personal information of people registered on the portal has been breached.
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If the mobile number of a person was entered on Telegram, details from identification documents submitted on CoWIN, like Aadhaar, passport or PAN cards would be furnished immediately by a bot, Malayala Manorama has reported.