Kashmir University data put on sale, MeitY seeks urgent report

Srinagar, Aug 10: The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) that works under the aegis of the Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY) has sought an “urgent” report from the Kashmir University (KU) authorities after a major data breach was reported in the University’s data system that put the data of over a million students and employees for sale on ‘Dark Web’.

CERT is a national nodal agency which responds to cyber security incidents in the country, according to information available on the MeitY website.

Officials said the CERT flagged the “data breach” at Kashmir University after it was reported that besides the data of employees, the data of more than one million students including their registration numbers,