We’ve just entered 2018 and 4-large scale cyber-attacks have already happened!
The first five days of 2018 have been rather crucial. It’s January 5 and there are several reports flooding the internet on how various services have been hacked, resulting in millions of people being affected. Let’s take a quick look at them:
1. One billion Aadhaar details up for sale for Rs 500
Even after several assurances by the government that our Aadhaar details are safe and cannot be misused, a shocking newspaper report claimed that the unrestricted access to over one billion details are up for sale in mere price of just Rs 500.
Not just this, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have also repeatedly assured that he architecture of the Aadhaar ecosystem has been designed to ensure data security and privacy, but an investigative report by the Tribune says otherwise.
The paper said that its reporter purchased a service by an anonymous seller over WhatsApp. The paid Rs 500 via Paytm to an agent. Within 10 minutes, the agent gave a login ID and password, thus giving unrestricted access to details of over 1 billion Aadhaar numbers.
2. Security flaw puts virtually all phones and computers at risk
Security researchers disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let …read more
