 PF portal was hacked in March, data of 2.7cr people at risk
A letter by the Central Provident Fund Commissioner to the IT Ministry has revealed hackers stole data from the Aadhaar-seeding portal of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation in March, risking data of 2.7 crore people. EPFO on Wednesday issued a clarification saying no confirmed data leakage has been established "so far" and the Aadhaar-linking site has been shut as "advance action".