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Researchers speaking to ET said that data with personally identifiable information of patients infected with the coronavirus such as name, address, phone number and whether they are repeat positives was openly accessible on the Internet emanating from various sources including government hospitals, state government websites and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Security researchers have found tranches of data on COVID-19 patients in India on the internet and have been helping central authorities plug these data leaks.Researchers speaking to ET said that data with personally identifiable information of patients infected with the coronavirus such as name, address, phone number and whether they are repeat positives was openly accessible on the internet emanating from various sources including government
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