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The apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. Its COVID-19 testing database was the suspected source of India's largest data breach compromising 81.5 crore Aadhaar and passport records.

Updated 9 July 2026

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81.5 Crore Aadhaar Records Exposed: Inside India's Biggest Data Breach

In October 2023, a threat actor put 815 million Indian citizen records — names, Aadhaar numbers, passport details — up for sale at $80,000. The breach, believed to originate from ICMR's COVID-19 testing database, became India's largest data leak, testing the country's new data protection regime.

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