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CoWIN data breach a national emergency: Cyber law expert Pavan Duggal

The bot is ultimately managed by someone else. The minimum action that is required is a criminal investigation. CERT-IN doesn't have penal investigation powers

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Pavan Duggal

Sourabh Lele

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2023 | 9:50 PM IST

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Calling out for an immediate criminal investigation in the alleged data leak of users registered with CoWIN, the Covid-19 vaccination platform, Supreme Court advocate and cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said action has to be taken to create deterrence against such incidents. Here are the excerpts from a telephonic interview with Sourabh Lele:

Personal and sensitive details of those who took Covid vaccines were being leaked by a Telegram bot. What legal action does this attract?

The bot is ultimately managed by someone else. The minimum action that is required is a criminal investigation. CERT-IN doesn’t have penal investigation

Topics : Telegram Cyber threat Health Ministry

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