Overview
- The bot discovered by Digit offers detailed personal profiles—including Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID numbers—for Rs99 per search or Rs4,999 for monthly access.
- The service delivers names, addresses, alternate phone numbers and government IDs within seconds to anyone submitting a mobile number.
- The information is reportedly accurate and up to four years old, drawn from breaches of utilities, fintech apps and telecom firms.
- Experts warn the exposed data can be used for fraudulent KYC, loan scams, SIM cloning and other malicious activities.
- Telegram has not disabled the bot, prompting calls for stricter platform oversight, and authorities have advised users to lock Aadhaar numbers and avoid unsolicited data requests.