Exclusive: Government Denies Aadhaar Security Breach, but The Man Behind It Says It Happened
Following the Tribune report today about the massive Aadhaar security breach and the subsequent reveal of the investigation, Beebom has managed to unearth new information from the alleged person backside the leak, based on the details revealed in the original investigation.
The Tribune article clearly mentions the mobile number used to communicate with the declared seller of the Aadhaar info, who transferred over access to a portal revealing all the Aadhaar details in exchange for Rs 500. With a billion account details leaked, this is the largest Aadhaar security breach in India.
However, on contacting the alleged private (proper name redacted as we were given a unlike proper name from the one mentioned past Tribune), Beebom was informed that the service was temporary and it'due south no longer available, like it was for the Tribune reporters. Beebom contacted the numbers mentioned in the screenshot above.
The Gujarat Connexion
In a telephonic conversation, the alleged seller explained in Hindi exactly how he got involved in this arrangement and insisted that such a bargain is no longer on the table. The person, who hails from Punjab, said that his usual work is as a go-betwixt for Chartered Accountants and individuals, arranging documents for PAN applications, revenue enhancement return filings, etc. He too involved in arranging documents for United Trust of India policies and was part of a WhatsApp group, which kept him updated on developments hither. This is where he allegedly met the individual who would plough him on to selling Aadhaar details.
The seller told Beebom almost another alleged tout from Gujarat who contacted him through the UTI WhatsApp group to bring them in on the scheme. The person from Gujarat informed him nigh the possibility of earning some coin on the side by selling Aadhaar information on to interested parties. The arrangement allegedly began in September 2017 and has now shut down, according to the alleged seller nosotros spoke to. Before the call ended, he reiterated how the operation had shut down after an acquaintance informed him about the illegal nature of the 'service'.
Government's Official Response
The Unique Identification Potency of India, or UIDAI, issued an official statement denying the Aadhaar security breach. "The Aadhaar information including biometric information is fully safe and secure," the trunk said. Information technology maintained that Aadhaar security was well-designed, and had at that place's a multi-layer approach with a robust security system in place. They added that information technology's been upgraded regularly to maintain the highest level of data security and integrity.
"UIDAI maintains complete log and traceability of the facility and any misuse can be traced and appropriate activity taken. The reported case appears to exist example of misuse of the grievance redressal search facility," it claimed, every bit per a PTI report on NDTV.
Number Disconnected
Beebom attempted to get the number of the mysterious Gujarat agent, only subsequent attempts to achieve our source failed as the number in question "Has Been Temporarily Disconnected".
Additionally, attempts to accomplish the source on WhatsApp and become the further contact details of the Gujarat agent too were met with no response.
UPDATE:
Buzzfeed Bharat corroborates our story and has more on the alleged seller. Here's the relevant office from their report.
BuzzFeed News tracked down Kumar, who said his proper name was a pseudonym. Kumar told BuzzFeed News that he had provided access to the Aadhaar database to seven other people besides the Tribune reporter in the final calendar week for Rs. 500 a popular but claimed that he didn't know he was compromising people's privacy and breaching the law when he did so. "I paid Rs. 6,000 (approximately $95) to an anonymous person in a WhatsApp grouping I was a part of to create an username and password to the Aadhaar database for myself," he said. "I was told that I could then create as many usernames and passwords to access the database as I wanted. I sold each of them to brand my Rs. 6,000 back."
We will update the story equally before long as nosotros can accomplish the source one time again and continue post-obit-upwards to the eye-opening Tribune investigation.
Source: https://beebom.com/government-denies-aadhaar-breach-sellers-running-the-racket-say-it-happened/
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