2024 SPARSH pension portal — defence personnel data

2024 3.0M records affected

Data compromised

Usernames, passwords, pension numbers

Technical writeup

Government pension portal for 3M+ defence pensioners breached. Usernames, passwords, pension numbers exposed. Telegram post. Retired personnel locked out.

Root cause

Unauthorized access; data breach

References

https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/govt-pension-portal-for-defence-personnel-sparsh-suffers-data-breach-124011000128_1.html