According to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar details were displayed on 210 government websites.
The state government websites publicly displayed personal details such as names and addresses of Aadhaar users.
The Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric ID system, with over 1.123 billion enrolled members as of 28 February 2017.
The role of the system is crucial for both authenticating and authorizing transactions and is a pillar of the Indian UID (unique identification database).
The Aadhaar issuing body confirmed that the data was removed from the websites just after the data breach was noticed, but it did provide further details on the alleged hack.
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