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Morning Digest | BJP video removed from Instagram after ‘hate speech’ complaints; SC declines to receive govt. plea on ‘administrative allocation’ of spectrum, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on May 2, 2024

The Hindu · May 2, 2024

Parliament Proceedings | CERT-In has empanelled 150 audit bodies to support Information Security Best Practices

Taking cognisance of the cyber incident related to CoWIN data in June 2023, CERT-In coordinated incident response measures, and empanelled 150 security auditing organisations to support and audit the implementation of Information Security Best Practices

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023

Hafta letters: CoWIN data leak, swearing on Hafta, Uttarakhand discussion

Request Abhinandan/Manisha to read this letter. I don't think I’m alone in this feeling but I like Abhinandan swearing on the podcast, it conveys a deep emotion of feeling fucked. It might be crude, but "fuck" is a feeling that at least begins to address the bizarre unfolding of events…

Newslaundry · Jun 24, 2023

CoWIN data leak from a non-governmental database operated by threat actor, says Union Minister

The alleged data leak of COVID vaccination beneficiary details is assumed to have happened from a non-governmental database, which might have been populated by the a threat actor running the telegram bot which released the leaked data, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

CoWIN breach didn’t have access to entire portal nor the backend database, says report

The Company further said that the Covid data bot was offered by a channel that frequently shared hacking tutorials, resources, and bots for individuals to access and buy.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Today’s Cache | E.U. regulators target Google’s ad-tech business; FTC looks to block Microsoft-Activision deal; Centre denies CoWIN data breach

News snippets for E.U. regulators planning to demand Google sell part of its ad-tech business, U.S. FTC looking to block Microsoft’s Activision deal, and the Health Ministry in India denying CoWIN data breach.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Data leaks and government denials: CoWIN is front-page news across English newspapers

It’s only Tuesday and the biggest news of the week is the CoWIN data breach, where the private information of lakhs of Indians registered on the app was allegedly leaked to private players. A Telegram bot revealed details of individuals on entering their phone number or Aadhaar card details.

Newslaundry · Jun 13, 2023

Congress demands judicial inquiry into CoWIN data breach

Terming the government response to the alleged CoWIN data breach as “casual”, the Congress on Monday sought a high-level judicial probe into the entire data management apparatus of the country in order to identify the extent of danger posed to the privacy of citizens.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Threat actors do not have access to entire CoWIN portal, claims cybersecurity start-up

It was observed that on March 13 this year, one such threat actor on a Russian cybercrime forum had advertised for compromised access on the CoWIN Portal and shared a screenshot for the CoWIN database portal affecting Tamil Nadu region as proof.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

FSMI demands investigation into CoWin data breach

FSMI demands investigation into CoWin data breach 

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023