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Swachhata municipal engagement platform breached, researchers say

A threat actor going by the name LeakBase has exposed sample data of personally identifiable information (PII) of millions of users of the Swachhata citizen engagement platform, according to cybersecurity firm CloudSek.

The Swachhata platform is an initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission in association with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. On the swachh.city website, users can post complaints to their respective city administrations. The website also gives monthly ratings of cities in terms of grievances resolved and engineers’ performance. 

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