Mumbai: In a massive data leak incident, information related to over 135 million Aadhaar card holders was put online on select government websites exposing these documents to possible identity thefts.
A report prepared by Centre for Internet & Society claims data of million of Indians was compromised by four government portals that have given public access to these critical sets of information.
NDTV said that four government portals include the National Social Assistance Program, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) by the Ministry of Rural Development, the Daily Online Payment Reports under NREGA, and the Chandranna Bima Scheme by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
National Social Assistance Program website is home to sensitive information of pensioners. Details like job card number, bank account number, Aadhaar number, and account frozen status can be accessed by anyone with login credentials, the NDTV report said.
