Reliance Jio does a U-turn, admits to data leak in police complaint

Evidence indicates widely-used Aadhaar numbers of Jio customers not compromised in leak

India's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, which is looking into reports of a major leak of user data, has filed a police complaint alleging "unlawful access to its systems," a police officer involved in the investigation said on Wednesday.

The complaint is the telecom company's first official acknowledgement of a systems breach. Jio has so far denied media reports and user accounts of a leak.

The officer involved in the investigation said Jio filed the complaint on Monday in Navi Mumbai, where it is headquartered.

Jio, part of conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on Wednesday.

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