Government website leaked 1.3 lakh Aadhaar numbers, linked them with caste, religion: Researcher
The UIDAI does not link Aadhaar with such sensitive information, but other government departments seem to be doing so, the cybersecurity expert said.

A government department in Andhra Pradesh put the Aadhaar data of over 1.34 lakh citizens online along with information such as their caste and religion, cybersecurity researcher Srinivas Kodali alleged on Tuesday. Caste and religion are not part of citizens’ records in the biometric database.
The website has masked the Aadhaar numbers on its publicly-available databases after Kodali reported it, he tweeted.
Kodali said the Unique Identification Authority of India has not linked citizens’ Aadhaar data with their caste, religion and occupation, but other government departments seem to be doing so.
He posted a screenshot of individuals’ data on Twitter, and wrote: “Here is proof that UIDAI has no idea what all is being linked to your unique ID.”
The screenshot showed a table with data sorted in columns such as Aadhaar, bank branch, bank code and account number, father’s name, address, gram panchayat, mobile number, ration card number, occupation, religion and caste information. The website also appears to have a search feature that can help users generate targeted lists of people.
Kodali said the database was available publicly and he did not use hacking or unauthorised access, Medianama reported. He said there was no way to report such data leaks to the government or the UIDAI.
The website which was leaking all the sensitive information today was of Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation. Here are two images with details one showing last four digits of #Aadhaar after fix & other masked by me showing first two. Around 1,34,193 Aadhaar numbers leaked pic.twitter.com/pr2RwO3C5f
— Srinivas Kodali | శ్రీనివాస్ కొడాలి (@digitaldutta) April 24, 2018
Government says we will only track beneficiaries of govt programmes through #Aadhaar. In short they want to track everyone, how can you not use any government service in a country? #surveillance is being called e-governance these days. pic.twitter.com/7tu62YKCGV
— Srinivas Kodali | శ్రీనివాస్ కొడాలి (@digitaldutta) April 24, 2018
It has always been said #Aadhaar is being linked to religion and caste information, apart from occupation. While UIDAI is not doing it, other government departments are. Here is proof that UIDAI has no idea what all is being linked to your unique id. Website reported early today. pic.twitter.com/3acEgcA1Qt
— Srinivas Kodali | శ్రీనివాస్ కొడాలి (@digitaldutta) April 24, 2018
Nobody is responsible for today's #Aadhaar data leak from AP govt. AP has it's own Aadhaar Act which says no official is responsible for security of the data. Act came into force after a 20 million Aadhaar numbers leak in May 2017.https://t.co/KpGq8dbOoH
— Srinivas Kodali | శ్రీనివాస్ కొడాలి (@digitaldutta) April 24, 2018