March 25, 2018 2:11 PM

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UIDAI dismisses reports of fresh data leak of Aadhaar holders; Says people should not get misled by irresponsible stories

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has refuted reports about a fresh data leak of Aadhaar holders.</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">A technology news portal recently cited a security researcher's claim to state that a system of state-owned utility firm was allegedly leaking information on Aadhaar holders.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In a statement, UIDAI termed the claims as totally baseless and false, saying there has been absolutely no breach of its database. The statement said, Aadhaar remains safe and secure.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It said, people should not get misled by such irresponsible stories being circulated in social and other media by some vested interests.</div>

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