Jharkhand government portal leaking users' identity data: French researcher
New Delhi, July 25 : Famous French security researcher, who goes by the name of Elliot Alderson, claimed on Wednesday that identity data of nearly 9,000 people who logged into the Jharkhand government's portal is available in the open.
In a series of tweets from his handle @fs0c131y, Alderson said the website is leaking identity documents which are available in the public domain.
"Your website is leaking almost 9,000 identity documents. Can you contact me?" the French vigilante hacker tweeted to @ITDept_JH.
"The valid credentials, userid as username and password as password, are hardcoded in the login page," he added.
In an earlier tweet addressed to @MPOnlineLimited, Alderson said: "Your website is leaking more than 52 000 identity documents".
There was no reply from the IT department of Jharkhand government to the researcher's tweets.
The French security researcher has earlier exposed security lapses in Aadhaar, Patanjali's Kimbho app and others.
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HC verdict: No question of CM's resignation, says Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said there is no question of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigning over the High Court dismissing his petition challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval for investigation against him in a site allotment case.
He alleged that there was a "big conspiracy" against the Chief Minister, as he asserted that the latter has done no wrong in the issue and will come out clean.
When questioned about BJP demanding CM's resignation over the High Court's order, Shivakumar said: "There is no question, the CM has not done anything wrong. He is not involved in any scam. It is a political conspiracy by the BJP against all opposition leaders in the country, this is what is going on."
Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, said he and his party stand in support of the Chief Minister, who is doing a good job for the party and the state.
He was reacting to High Court on Tuesday dismissing Siddaramaiah's petition challenging Governor's approval for investigation against him in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case.
"(There is a) big conspiracy against our Chief Minister, like how the BJP had hatched a big conspiracy against me by filing a case and sending me to jail. Because of God's grace I came out. The case in which I went to jail was dismissed. Similarly they have hatched a conspiracy against the Chief Minister and his family," Shivakumar said.
Speaking to reporters as he emerged from an event, where he shared the stage with Siddaramaiah here, he said: "He (Siddaramaiah) will come out clean. Let any investigation be ordered or do anything. According to me, he has done no wrong...we are with the Chief Minister."
The BJP is unable to digest the (welfare) programmes given by Siddaramaiah to the state, Shivakumar said. "There is a big conspiracy."
Asked if the court's order is a setback to the Chief Minister and the government, he said, "I need to see the order...what setback? You are saying that the court has said an investigation has to happen, I need to see."
