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How fraudsters stole money using Aadhar number and finger prints on documents in Sub-Registrar offices

New age data theft: Notices displayed outside the two Sub-Registrar Offices a Mini Vidhana Soudha building in Mangaluru a some days ago asked people to lock their biometrics before going for registering their documents.

The Hindu

Mumbai Crime Branch arrests nine Bangladeshi for illegal stay

The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested nine Bangladeshi citizens who were living in India illegally. According to official, the arrested people were involved in making fake Aadhaar cards and they illegally transferred money from India to Bangladesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Drought in Mysuru: More MGNREGA jobs stressed

Mysuru district declared drought-affected; MGNREGA works to increase for lake dev. to improve ground water table. Zilla Panchayat CEO K.M. Gayathri directs more jobs for economically backward, job cards for tribals, ID/Aadhaar cards. Discourage indiscriminate sinking of borewells, check quality of borewell water. Interacted with tribal children, checked SSLC exam…

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Elderly Maoist couple arrested, ‘fake’ Aadhaar, PAN cards seized

Police arrested elderly Maoist couple, Donga Gangadhara Rao and Bhavani, from Indaram village in Mancherial district. Rao was a central committee member of CPI (Maoist) technical dept. and Bhavani was a divisional committee member. Couple had false identity and were tasked to strengthen Maoist urban network. Police seized fake Aadhaar…

The Hindu

Lack of live authentication led to Aadhaar-enabled Payment System fraud in Karnataka

Karnataka reports frauds using Aadhaar numbers & thumb impressions from public domain. Fraudsters used non-live authentication process to draw money from AePS. UIDAI wrote to States in Feb. to switch to live authentication from March 1. Banks warned customers of AePS frauds & asked to lock biometric data. UIDAI, NCPI…

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How to lock your Aadhaar biometrics data

To protect Aadhaar data, citizens can lock biometric info like fingerprints, iris scans, and facial recognition. This prevents unauthorised access to bank accounts and misuse of data. OTP sent to registered mobile number can be used to verify Aadhaar even when biometrics are locked.

The Hindu

45% of Sri Lankan Tamils living in camps were born in India: Report

45% of Sri Lankan Tamils in TN camps born in India; 79% have stayed >30 yrs; 8% married Indian citizens; 95% have Aadhaar; 59% have primary/secondary edu; 31% employed; report explores granting Indian citizenship.

The Hindu

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Fingerprint cloning racket busted in Hyderabad

Six persons arrested in Hyderabad for cloning fingerprints of bank account holders and using them to carry out unauthorised transactions. Gang cheated several account holders of ₹10 lakh. Used Aadhaar-enabled payment system for 2,500 transactions.

The Hindu

Gang involved in creating bank accounts for cybercrime transactions arrested

The cybercrime police on Friday unearthed a racket and arrested a gang of six people for creating bank accounts using credentials of gullible people and later using it for transactions related to cybercrimes.

The Hindu

One voter, two States, two votes

Over 3,000 voters in 14 villages along the Maharashtra-Telangana boundary have the privilege of voting in both States, due to an ongoing boundary dispute. They are gearing up to cast their votes in the Telangana Assembly election on November 30

The Hindu

Aadhaar authentication downtime very low, says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar responded to The Hindu's story on Nov 10, stating Aadhaar authentication downtime was only 0.85% of the year till Sep. UIDAI reported 54 hrs 33 mins of downtime spread over 266 days, which Mr. Chandrasekhar said was planned for system upgrades. Aadhaar authentications have taken…

The Hindu

Migrant worker’s body to be flown back to Nagaland over a week after his death

After more than a week of uncertainty, the aged parents of Dhonu Porja (31), a migrant worker from the remote village of Changki in Nagaland, will eventually get to see their son one last time and put him to rest. Porja who was working as an agriculture labourer was electrocuted…

The Hindu

Aadhaar authentication continues to face glitches

In a Right to Information response to The Hindu, the UIDAI revealed that delays in sending one-time passcodes by SMS, and ‘intermittent’ and ‘minor fluctuations’ in authentication were faced by Aadhaar servers for hours-long periods throughout the year till September

The Hindu

11.5 crore PAN cards deactivated after missing deadline for linking with Aadhaar: RTI reply

For new applicants of PAN card, the Aadhaar-PAN linking is done automatically during the application stage.

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U.S. cyber security firm indicates data breach sourced from ICMR

The Central Government is yet to respond to reports about the American cyber security and intelligence agency Resecurity’s alert on the alleged data leak of over 81 crore Indians Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The Times of India

'Will send some money': Unnao labourer told kin hours before he was killed in Kashmir

LUCKNOW: The family of Unnao labourer Mukesh Kumar (38), who was shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama on Monday, was unaware of the tragedy that had struck them till TOI contacted local Asoha police station and showed them the victim’s photo and Aadhaar card.

The Times of India

Three from Bihar arrested in connection with Aadhaar-Enabled Payment System fraud cases in Mangaluru

MANGALURU: Mangaluru police arrested three persons from Bihar for their alleged involvement in several Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AEPS) fraud cases.

The Hindu

Graduates urged to register their names in voter list

Kalaburagi Revenue Division Registrar of Voters Krishna Bajpai urges eligible graduates to register for voter list of North-East Graduates Constituency without delay. Revision process began 25 days ago; submit marks cards/convocation certificate, residential certificate/Aadhaar card with self/gazetted officer attestation before Nov 6, 2023 to participate in electoral process.

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Aadhaar card racket: Suresh Kumar seeks CBI or NIA probe

Describing the recent incident of fake Aadhaar cards being provided by an entrepreneur at R.T. Nagar here as a serious crime related to national security, former Law Minister and BJP leader S. Suresh Kumar has demanded a probe by a national agency such as the CBI or the NIA.

The Hindu

Several people in Uttarakhand found to have dual citizenship of India, Nepal

Govt. identifying dual citizens in Pithoragarh/Champawat districts of Uttarakhand. SSB personnel deployed in 54 border outposts to identify such people. Two types of Nepalese living in India: married women & entire families. Aadhaar/voter ID cards fraudulently obtained. SSB teams formed to prevent human trafficking, contact villagers in border areas.

The Hindu

Public sector bank transfers ₹17 lakh of private company to cyberfraudsters in Bengaluru

It is not unusual for laymen to fall into the trap of cyber fraudsters. But in a rare case that unfolded in Bengaluru, a public sector bank was duped, causing losses to the tune of ₹ 17 lakh to a private company. An FIR has been registered at West CEN…

The Hindu

Raid on brothel exposes fake Aadhaar card racket in Bengaluru

A recent raid by the police at a brothel which was being run in Bengaluru, has now led to an investigation into an alleged racket of generating fake Aadhaar cards, Voter’s IDs, and other government documents

The Hindu

Citizens wait endlessly at Aadhaar centres for updates

Fathima Bi waits in a hidden verandah in LB Nagar for her turn to update her Aadhaar. At Musarambagh, queues form early for daily tokens. Online slot booking is available, but few opt for it. Unusual crowds are due to Dec 14 deadline & mandatory eKYC for central schemes. 400…

The Hindu

Fake reports on Aadhaar enrolment create confusion

Akshaya entrepreneurs suspect deliberate attempt to sabotage their activities in favour of CSCs. Reports of Aadhaar enrolment centres not allowed to function on holidays misinterpreted two UIDAI orders. Regional offices of UIDAI can permit operators to work on all seven days except holidays. 10% of operators to function round the…

The Hindu

Gruha Lakshmi scheme benefits yet to reach all registered beneficiaries in Yadgir district

In Yadgir, though woman heads of families have registered for Gruha Lakshmi scheme, many have not received ₹2,000 a month. Technical issues like non-linking of Aadhaar cards & KYC updation are causing the delay. The Dept. is requesting beneficiaries to approach banks & authorised computer centres to resolve the issues.

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