A breach of data confidence

Given the UIDAI's lackadaisical attitude to security, who knows if it will be fixed?

A series of recent discovered data breaches and vulnerabilities could substantially alter the way the digital world works. Two of these are huge breaches that affect every Indian resident. Two are newly announced vulnerabilities that affect pretty much every computer and smartphone currently in civilian usage.

The first incident involved Airtel. It can only be described as a criminal act perpetrated on a massive scale. When new subscribers signed up for the phone service, or existing subscribers linked their numbers to their Aadhaar accounts, the Aadhaar details were used to open Airtel Payment Bank accounts without the customers’ knowledge.

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