[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fuyqdb4qrk7h":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":13,"sourceUrl":14,"sourceUrls":15,"pwnCount":17,"affectedCount":17,"affectedCountStatus":18,"affectedCountLowerBound":17,"affectedCountUnit":19,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":20,"dataClasses":21,"description":30,"seoTitle":31,"seoTitleEn":32,"seoDescription":31,"seoDescriptionEn":33,"logoUrl":34,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":35,"isMalware":35,"company":36},"6a71f4d13eb4c474318ee9d6","TamilNaduPoliceFacialRecognitionPortal2024","Tamil Nadu Polisi Yüz Tanıma Portalı 2024 Data Breach","tamil-nadu-police-facial-recognition-portal-2024","tnpolice.gov.in","2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-04T14:18:57.368Z","Tamil Nadu Police statement and independent reporting","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thehindu.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnational\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002Ftn-polices-facial-recognition-portal-hacked\u002Farticle68138751.ece",[14,16],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newindianexpress.com\u002Fstates\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002F2024\u002FMay\u002F05\u002Ftamil-nadu-polices-face-recognition-portal-hacked-fir-personal-information-up-for-sale",null,"unknown","people","Unknown",[22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29],"Names","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","Ages","Genders","Family members' names","Police records","Email addresses","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Tamil Nadu Police Facial Recognition Portal data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> is connected to unauthorized access to a portal administrator account on May 3, 2024. Tamil Nadu Police confirmed that an administrator password had been compromised; the exact number of affected people was not disclosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reports refer to approximately 1.2 million data lines, but that figure is not a count of unique people. Police said the backend server was not breached and that the compromised administrator account could view only limited front-end data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How Did the Incident Occur?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>An unauthorized person accessed an administrator account for the facial-recognition portal used by Tamil Nadu Police to search for criminals and missing people. The account was disabled, a complaint was filed with the Chennai Cyber Crime Police Station, and the organizations responsible for the portal's technology were informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What Information Was Involved?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Reviewed samples contained police personnel names and phone numbers together with fields such as FIR numbers, police stations, investigating officers, registration dates, case status, names, ages, genders, parent details, and addresses of people named in reports. Not every field should be assumed to have been exposed for every person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What Are the Main Risks?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Real police-station names, officer details, or case information can make fraudulent payment calls, scams targeting relatives, and personalized phishing messages more convincing. People named in law-enforcement records may also face harassment and privacy risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What Should Affected People Do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Verify unexpected calls or messages referring to a police case or officer through an independently located official channel, not a number supplied in the message. Do not provide money, passwords, one-time codes, or identity documents. Police personnel should review institutional account sessions and recovery details and replace any reused passwords.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Tamil Nadu Police Facial Recognition Portal Data Breach","Tamil Nadu Police confirmed unauthorized portal access in 2024. Review the affected information, disputed scope, risks, and protective actions.","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Ftamil-nadu-police-facial-recognition-portal.svg",false,{"name":37,"sector":38,"country":39,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":31,"websiteStatus":31,"websiteCheckedAt":17},"Tamil Nadu Police","Government","India"]