Aadhaar system faces hundreds of hacking attempts daily: UIDAI Chairman

UIDAI chairman Neelkanth Mishra said the Aadhaar system has dealt with cyber threats since day one. "We face hundreds of attacks from hackers every day. We have built safeguards against that," he said on the sidelines of the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai. "We have been using AI to filter out fraudsters...it's a cat-and-mouse game," he added.