CoWIN app or database not appear to have been directly breached: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Amid reports of alleged breach of data on the CoWIN platform, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said it does not appear that CoWIN app or database has been directly breached, and added that Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) immediately responded and reviewed the matter.

The Minister of State for IT further said the National Data Governance policy has been finalised that will create a common framework of data storage, access and security standards in the country.

“With reference to some alleged Cowin data breaches reported on social media, @IndianCERT has immediately responded and reviewed this,” Chandrasekhar tweeted.

With ref to some Alleged Cowin data breaches reported on social media, @IndianCERT has immdtly responded n reviewed this

✅A Telegram Bot was throwing up Cowin app details upon entry of phone numbers

✅The data being accessed by bot from a threat actor database, which seems to…

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar