ECINET flaws were flagged to poll body, cyber-security agency CERT-In in July: Researcher

EC online portal designed to centralise voter deletions from BJP headquarters, Congress alleges

Flaws in the Election Commission’s online platform set were flagged to the poll panel in July, the ‘Hindustan Times’ reported on Thursday.

ECINET security flaws flagged in July, says researcher; Congress alleges centralisation of electoral roll changes

Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a Hindustan Times report on the security concerns and questioned why the ECI had acknowledged only one of the researcher’s concerns nearly three months after they were reported.

Flaws In Poll Body App ECINET Were Flagged To Cybersecurity Body Months Before Row

ECINET was launched as a unified platform to bring together more than 40 election-related applications and services.

ECINET was designed to centralise voter additions, deletions from BJP HQ: Congress

Congress intensified its attack on the BJP over alleged flaws in the Election Commission's ECINET app. The row has deepened scrutiny of voter data security and the poll body's decision-making.

ECINet was designed to centralise all deletions, additions from BJP headquarters: Congress

Jairam Ramesh shared a screenshot of a media report which quoted a security researcher as saying that he warned the ECI and the country's cyber-security agency, CERT-In, about flaws in the Commission's voter-services website and its ECINet app in July

ECINET flaws were flagged to poll body, cyber-security agency CERT-In in July: Researcher

CERT-In recently confirmed one fix, but many critical vulnerabilities remain unresolved, raising concerns about electoral security.