Data of 15 Crore Indians on CoWIN Portal Safe, Leak Reports Fake: Govt

New Delhi: As soon as the reports of CoWin data breach surfaced, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (June 10, 2021) issued a statement that said that CoWin stores all the vaccination data in a safe and secure digital environment.

The Union Health Ministry further refuted the reports of CoWin data breach as fake.

"There have been some unfounded media reports of the CoWIN platform being hacked. Prima facie, these reports appear to be fake. However, the Union Health Ministry and the Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration (EGVAC) are getting the matter investigated by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MielY)," the Health Ministry said in an official statement.

The ‘fake’ reports started to surface on social media a day after the Centre announced a new feature on the CoWIN portal, which will enable the users to correct any inadvertent errors in name, year of birth and gender printed on their vaccination certificate.