In July 2021, #TNPDSHack led to entire data of Tamilnadu's 6.5 Crore residents, including #Aadhaar, #MakkalNumber, Mobile number, family data was sold for $3200 - @ 0.36p / resident. #DataBrokers

@CMOTamilnadu @TNeGA_Official actively denied the entire data leak.
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Our deep dive into India’s prolific data-broking industry. For less than Rs 5,000, you can buy millions and millions of sensitive customer data. If you can t…
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“Our deep dive into India’s prolific data-broking industry. For less than Rs 5,000, you can buy millions and millions of sensitive customer data. If you can think of the target group, you could find a database on sale via the open web. https://t.co/7NtEAZMZ3g”

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For those who don't remember #TNPDSHack
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RT @logic
Post now updated - 65M #Aadhaar, 66.3 M #MakkalNumber and 220M lines of data. Note that this is < 90% data as #TNPDS has 67.6M #Aadhaar and 68.1 beneficiaries.

Collective failure of @UIDAI @CMOTamilnadu in letting this continue for 2 weeks and losing the entire database
https://twitter.com/logic/status/1413094944227487744

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“Post now updated - 65M #Aadhaar, 66.3 M #MakkalNumber and 220M lines of data. Note that this is < 90% data as #TNPDS has 67.6M #Aadhaar and 68.1 beneficiaries. Collective failure of @UIDAI @CMOTamilnadu in letting this continue for 2 weeks and losing the entire database”

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System Architecture diagram of OmneAgate #ePDS system. Note the G2G_App layer which interfaces with #SRDH. This is the source of #MakkalNumber leak.

http://cips.org.in/mmp/documents/Workshops/2016/June/PDS7-9/7/ePDS.pdf

https://www.medianama.com/2021/07/223-tamilnadu-makkal-number-privacy-legality/

Tamil Nadu’s Makkal Number Exposed In Massive Data Breach, Bringing Into Question Its Privacy Implications & Legality - @sarveshmathi on @medianama deepdives #TNPDS breach & looks into puts #MakkalNumber on Puttaswamy Test cc @WriterRavikumar @prasanna_s

Tamil Nadu's Makkal Number exposed in massive data breach, bringing into question its privacy implications and legality

TN's upcoming State Family Database will use Makkal Number as the basis for tying all records belonging to a particular individual.

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https://www.medianama.com/2021/07/223-tamilnadu-makkal-number-privacy-legality/
Tamil Nadu’s Makkal Number Exposed In Massive Data Breach, Bringing Into Question Its Privacy Implications & Legality - @sarveshmathi on @medianama deepdives #TNPDS breach & looks into puts #MakkalNumber on Puttaswamy Test cc @WriterRavikumar @prasanna_s
Tamil Nadu's Makkal Number exposed in massive data breach, bringing into question its privacy implications and legality

TN's upcoming State Family Database will use Makkal Number as the basis for tying all records belonging to a particular individual.

MediaNama

Post now updated - 65M #Aadhaar, 66.3 M #MakkalNumber and 220M lines of data. Note that this is < 90% data as #TNPDS has 67.6M #Aadhaar and 68.1 beneficiaries.

Collective failure of @UIDAI @CMOTamilnadu in letting this continue for 2 weeks and losing the entire database

Sample files of 15k #Makkal Number and 10k #Aadhaar is available now publicly.

Did you know #MakkalNumber is a 8 character alphabetic code is not a 'number' ? #Makkal also tracks death, unlike #Aadhaar.

Talking about #TNPDS Ration card, #Aadhaar, #MakkalNumber leak and the site defacement at 7 PM today in @TamilSpaces hosted by @SuryaCEG Tune in to know what has happened and how it impacts you.
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உங்களிடம் ரேஷன் அட்டை உள்ளதா?

உங்களுடையதையும் சேர்த்து 52 இலட்சம் பேரின் பெயர், ஆதார், ஃபோன் எண், முகவரி ஆகியவை #தமிழ்நாடு பொதுவழங்கல் துறையின் தளத்தில் இருந்து திருடப்பட்டுள்ளன!

இதன் பின்புலம் & தாக்கம் பற்றி @logic உடன் பேசுவோ…
https://twitter.com/SuryaCEG/status/1411560411434950662

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“உங்களிடம் ரேஷன் அட்டை உள்ளதா? உங்களுடையதையும் சேர்த்து 52 இலட்சம் பேரின் பெயர், ஆதார், ஃபோன் எண், முகவரி ஆகியவை #தமிழ்நாடு பொதுவழங்கல் துறையின் தளத்தில் இருந்து திருடப்பட்டுள்ளன! இதன் பின்புலம் &amp; தாக்கம் பற்றி @logic உடன் பேசுவோம். #TNPDS #RationCard https://t.co/BeGTG9RZ2W”

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