CoWIN data hacked? Govt says data breach reports appear fake, MeitY to investigate

The Union Health Ministry on Friday stated that reports of an alleged breach of data related to the vaccination status and personal information of 150 million Indians prima facie appeared to be fake, following reports of a data breach that began to do the rounds earlier in the day.

On Friday, a website called Dark Leak Market was reportedly selling a database of COVID-19 vaccinated Indian users with a price of $800 mentioned on the website, according to a report by Moneycontrol. While the website stated that it was not the “original leaker” of the data, it claimed to have information including the vaccination data of 150 million people including their names, Aadhaar numbers and their locations, the report states.