New Delhi: A man from Bihar was arrested and a juvenile was apprehended in connection with their involvement in the alleged data leak from CoWIN portal, officials said on Thursday. The man is alleged to have used a Telegram app to leak the data, they said. There have been claims about a breach of data … Read more
Details from the CoWIN portal, including Aadhaar, passport, gender, date of birth, were leaked online following a data breach. Image for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Health Ministry is yet to respond to the massive CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network), data breach which allows access to all personal details that … Read more
New Delhi: The personal details of citizens that have been uploaded on the government portal CoWIN during the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme have been made available on Telegram for anyone to access freely. Verified independently by Malayala Manorama newspaper and tweeted by Saket Gokhale, National Spokesperson, All India Trinamool Congress. Gokhale tweeted, “There has been … Read more
New Delhi: The personal details of citizens that have been uploaded on the government portal CoWIN during the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme have been made available on Telegram for anyone to access freely. Verified independently by Malayala Manorama newspaper and tweeted by Saket Gokhale, National Spokesperson, All India Trinamool Congress. Gokhale tweeted, “There has been … Read more
Panaji: With India assuming the G20 presidency, the country’s focus on digital health can serve as a model for other countries to replicate or initiate similar programmes which can accelerate their own digital health initiatives and improve health outcomes for their populations, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.Dr Karin Kallander, senior health adviser … Read more
Shimla: As a pilot project in Himachal Pradesh‘s Solan and Sirmaur districts, the government has launched U-WIN portal, a digital way to facilitate tracking every pregnant woman and children for vaccination. Under the Centre-sponsored project, these districts have been included among the selected ones in the country. The aim of the project is to increase … Read more
New Delhi: Despite several roadblocks in the way, India rigorously scaled up the COVID-19 vaccination program. This was elaborated further in the latest Economic Survey 2023, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on January 31 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. According to the survey, India has been able to administer more than 220 crore … Read more
New Delhi: Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become a thing of the past. After the success of the Co-WIN platform, the government has now replicated it to set up an electronic registry for routine vaccinations. Named U-WIN, … Read more
New Delhi: Hours after a report surfaced claiming that an Iranian hacker has access to the sensitive data from the CoWIN platform and wants to sell it on the dark web, an ethical hacker has said that the claims don’t seem to be genuine. The hacker reportedly said he/ she wants to sell the admin … Read more
Pune: The upgraded version of CoWIN app to be rolled out this month-end would help authorities digitally track the vaccination status of all beneficiaries against preventable diseases, along with the Covid vaccination programme, said Dr NK Arora, the chief of the National Technical Advisory Group of Immunisation. The focus would be on tracking the “zero … Read more