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

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