UPDATE: Indian Oil has denied that there has been any Aadhaar data leak through Indane Gas website. In a statement, the company said, “Indian Oil in its software captures only the Aadhaar number which is required for LPG subsidy transfer. No other Aadhaar related details are captured by Indian Oil. Therefore, leakage of Aadhaar data is not possible through us. In the past, oil marketing companies on time to time basis were hosting the consumption of subsidized LPG refills by consumers, multiple connection list having customer information like consumer number, name, LPG ID, address, in public domain (transparency portal) in their respective websites which was available for social audits.”
In a post on its official Twitter (@IndianOilcl) account, the company reiterated, “There is no Aadhaar number hosted on this website.”
