Personal Information Of 81.5 Crore Indian On Sale On Darknet 

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[{"selector":"#anim-e27a0a7c-a1ae-4279-9012-beb3b6b27146 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(35.234374910402764%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] A thorough report regarding the attack has been made public by Resecurity, a US-based cybersecurity agency.

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[{"selector":"#anim-acf15f39-3b0f-4954-94cd-8006fb33dd5b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Millions of personally identifiable information (PII) records, including Aadhaar cards, belonging to Indian citizens were found to be for sale on the Dark Web by Resecurity's HUNTER (HUMINT) team.

[{"selector":"#anim-61735ec0-6741-4485-a574-4349b6378004 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.1014120679349%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The data set offered by pwn0001 includes the following information: Name, Fathers Name, Phone Number, Other Number, Passport Number, Aadhar Number, Age, Gender, Address, District, Pincode, State

[{"selector":"#anim-ca26c5ed-d48b-4557-979d-c31559c431ff [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.246337776828504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The hacker pwn0001 displayed certain spreadsheets. As evidence, these spreadsheets included fragments of Aadhaar data. One of these data sets contained information on one million Indian citizens.