Aadhaar Data Leak: Aadhaar and passport data of 81 crore Indians leaked, these tips will save you from fraud

Aadhaar-Passport Data Leak: Information about names, phone numbers, Aadhaar and passports of 81.5 crore people has been leaked. This data is being sold on the dark web. To prevent such an incident from happening to you, we are telling you some tips by which your Aadhar card can be kept safe. Follow these tips to avoid any fraud.

A big issue has come to light regarding data leak. If reports are to be believed, personal data of 81.5 crore Indians has been leaked. Details like people's names, phone numbers, Aadhaar, passport have been leaked on the dark web. Cyber ​​hackers are trying to sell stolen data online on the dark web. If you want that no one can steal your Aadhar card details, then you will have to work on some tips. This will keep your Aadhaar safe and prevent data leaks.

American cyber security firm Resecurity claimed that personal information of about 81.5 crore people has been leaked. A threat actor named pwn0001 posted a thread on the breach forum in which Aadhaar and passports of 81.5 crore Indian citizens were accessed. Let us tell you that the population of India is more than 1.48 billion.

Leaked data is being sold on the dark web

The company further said that its HUNTER (HUMINT) unit investigators tried to talk to the threat actor. These actors offered to sell Aadhaar and passport information for $80,000 i.e. approximately Rs 66.60 lakh. A hacker has also posted about this on social media platform X (earlier Twitter).

⚠️ India Biggest Data Breach

Unknown hackers have leaked the personal data of over 800 million Indians Of COVID 19.

The leaked data includes:

* Name
* Father's name
* Phone number
* Other number
* Passport number
* Aadhaar number
* Age#DataBreach #dataleak #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/lUaJS9ZPDr

— Shivam Kumar Singh (@MrRajputHacker) October 30, 2023

Aadhaar is a very important document because it is linked to things like bank account, PAN card. Apart from this, the phone number is also linked to Aadhaar. In such a situation, it is very important to keep Aadhaar details safe. Here you can see how Aadhaar details can be kept safe.

Online method of Aadhaar Lock

Go to the official website of UIDAI (https://uidai.gov.in/).

Go to My Aadhaar tab and click on Aadhaar Services section

Aadhaar Lock/Unlock option will be available here, click on it

Now select Unlock UID option.

Here you have to enter 16 digit virtual ID.

Enter OTP by clicking on Send OTP button.

Lock Aadhaar through SMS

First of all, send SMS 'GETOTP (last 4 digits of Aadhaar)' to 1947 from the registered mobile number.

When OTP comes, send another SMS

Type 'LOCKUID (last 4 digits of Aadhaar) (write the OTP received)' and message it to 1947.

After this UIDAI will send a confirmation message.dia platform X (earlier Twitter).