A new data leak hits Aadhaar, India’s national ID database
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Exclusive : The data leak affects potentially every Indian citizen subscribed to the database. India’s national ID database has been hit by yet another major security lapse. Known as Aadhaar, the government ID database is packed with identity and biometric information — like fingerprints and iris scans — on more than 1.1 billion registered Indian citizens, official figures show. Anyone in the database can use their data — or their thumbprint — to open a bank account, buy a cellular SIM card, (...)