The details of more than 100m Indians ’ Aadhaar ID cards have leaked Attack.Databreach from four government portals , according to a report from the Centre for Internet and Society ( CIS ) . Based on the numbers available on the websites looked at , [ the ] estimated number of Aadhaar numbers leaked Attack.Databreach through these four portals could be around 130-135 million If you ’ re not familiar with the Aadhaar numbers , we ’ ve previously reported on the history of and concerns surrounding this biometric ID card . Now a fundamental part of Indian society , anyone that has not signed up faces being denied access to many government and private-sector services and schemes . As the government presses on with intertwining the card into everyday life , concerns about the security of the vast amounts of personal data being stored and the potential for its misuse by cyber-criminals continue to mount . The disclosures came as part of a report entitled Information Security Practices of Aadhaar ( or lack thereof ) : A Documentation of Public Availability of Aadhaar Numbers with Sensitive Personal Financial Information , which focuses on just four of India ’ s numerous government portals : But it ’ s not just the ID numbers that the report is worried about ; it also claims that the leaks Attack.Databreach contain “ personally identifiable information of beneficiaries or subjects of the leaked databases ” , putting the estimated number of bank accounts leaked Attack.Databreach at around 100m . The Unique Identification Authority of India ( UIDAI ) , which issues the Aadhaar numbers , claims that there have been no leaks Attack.Databreach , according to The Times of India . The paper also quotes one official as saying something rather different While Aadhaar numbers are available , the biometric information is not … The leaked databases do not pose a real threat … because the Aadhaar number can not be misused without biometrics . And another that another official as saying that the “ Aadhaar number is not confidential just as bank account number which is mentioned in cheque books and shared with lot of people ” . It seems that , despite the official line , Aadhaar numbers are getting out Attack.Databreach into the public domain . The question has to be whether the personally identifiable information that is being published alongside them is enough for fraudsters to steal Attack.Databreach someone ’ s identity . I haven ’ t yet seen any reports of fraud being committed on the back of a stolen Aadhaar number . Only time will tell . While this new , controversial ID system beds itself in , the world will be watching closely to see where the cracks in security are , how fraudsters take advantage and how the government reacts to plug Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability any holes . We ’ ll certainly be keeping a close eye on developments .