Aadhaar data security: Govt says UIDAI database remains breach-free; multi-layered systems protect 134 crore users

India’s Aadhaar database has not suffered any breach since its inception, the government told Parliament, underscoring that a multi-layered technology framework continues to safeguard the personal data of over 134 crore Aadhaar holders, ANI reported.In a statement placed in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) follows a “defence-in-depth” security architecture to protect citizens’ biometric and demographic information stored in the central database.

“Till date, no breach of Aadhaar card holders’ data has occurred from the UIDAI database,” the ministry said in a press release issued on Wednesday, asserting that Aadhaar data remains fully secure.