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PM Kisan website found leaking data of 110 Mn Indian farmers

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The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) website was found to be leaking farmers’ data. According to a security researcher named Atul Nair, the PM-Kisan website was exposing the Aadhar card numbers of Indian farmers that have registered on the portal. The PM-Kisan website is essentially a government-run initiative that provides financial assistance to Indian farmers of up to INR 6000 every year