While UIDAI stands its ground that its security protocols for Aadhaar are tamperproof and the recent reports questioning the security are “far from the truth and intended to spread misinformation”, a recent post on Medium reveals just how easy it is to access the ‘secure’ Aadhaar data.
It is reiterated that Aadhaar remains safe and secure and there has not been a single breach from its biometric database during that last eight years of its existence. 11/11.
He went on to explore other state portals and was able to find Aadhaar, PAN Card and Passports uploaded on an unsecure server by Maharashtra and UP governments. As mentioned earlier, the entire process is so easy that it doesn’t require one “to be a hacker or even know anything about cybersecurity.” Trollacharya claims:
While the UIDAI might still claim that “Aadhaar remains safe and secure and there has not been a single breach from its biometric database during the last eight years of its existence”, the only way to check if your Aadhaar data has been compromised is by viewing your Aadhaar authentication history from this link.
