Aadhaar Details Shared on Sacred Games 2? French Vigilante Hacker Elliot Alderson Reveals the Scene When the Leak Happens
Robert Baptiste, whom Twitterati knows better by his moniker, Elliot Alderson (inspired by the lead character's name from Mr Robot) is a French security researcher, known for exposing various breaches and vulnerabilities in the Aadhar database.
Sacred Games, created by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Neeraj Ghaywan, has been a source of many controversies ever since the first season came out in 2018. From onscreen nudity to showing certain political parties in a bad light, Sacred Games made headlines with its unapologetic plotlines. The season 2 is no different as it delves into Hindutva terrorism, mob-lynchings, minority suppressions et al. The show has also been accused of hurting Sikh community. Sacred Games 2 Creates Another Controversy For Anurag Kashyap For Allegedly Hurting Sikh Sentiments.
However, the silliest controversy Sacred Games 2 was involved in was when it accidentally leaked the phone number of a UAE-based NRI as the mobile number of a character. If that leak wasn't enough, the show now finds itself in another spot of bother, that also drags the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority Of India) into the mess. Sacred Games 2: Netflix Apologies For Showing Real UAE Number as Sulaiman Isa's Contact Number.
Robert Baptiste, whom Twitterati knows better by his moniker, Elliot Alderson (inspired by the lead character's name from Mr Robot) is a French security researcher, known for exposing various breaches and vulnerabilities in the Aadhaar database. Of course, the UIDAI has been denying his findings and reiterating that Aadhaar is quite safe. Aadhaar Data Breach: Meet Elliot Alderson, The French Android Developer Exposing Data Leaks Right, Left And Centre.
Well, we wonder what they have to say after seeing the below tweet from Elliot.
The above scene is taken from the third episode of the second season, when Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan)'s team, while investigating the whereabouts of the doomsday conspiracy, comes across a file with Aadhaar details.
Elliot Alderson has confirmed that the details shared in the above screenshot are for real.
If what Elliot says is true, then it is scary that the personal details of real individuals have been compromised. We really wonder what UIDAI has to say about this, or for the matter, the showrunners and Netflix for using a person's details without proper permissions. Sacred Games 2, starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pankaj Tripathi, has its eight episodes currently streaming on Netflix. This would be the final season for the show.
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