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Constant attempts made to infiltrate Aadhaar database: UIDAI CEO

I have sleepless nights every third day over hacking threats, says Ajay Bhushan Pandey

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Sahil Makkar New Delhi
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chief Executive Officer Ajay Bhushan Pandey has said constant attempts were being made to infiltrate the Aadhaar database of 1.19 billion people. Pandey said these attempts were originating from several countries across the globe.

“We have layers and layers of security. The data has never been hacked in the past,” Pandey said while trying to allay fears about the breach of data and privacy. He, however, added a caveat that no computer expert would guarantee the data or system is inviolable. “I have sleepless nights every third day over hacking threats,” Pandey said during