Our Servers Not Hacked – NIMC

The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz has debunked claims that the commission’s server was hacked.

On Monday, there were media reports that the NIMC server was hacked and over three million National Identification Number, NIN, of Nigerians stolen.

Reacting in a statement on Tuesday, Aziz said: “Over the years, through painstaking efforts, NIMC has built a robust and credible system for Nigeria’s identity database. The Commission and its infrastructure are certified to the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System Standard which are revalidated annually”.

“Also the possession of an individual’s NIN slip does not amount to access to the National Identity Database.”

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The commission added: “Under the data protection regulations, no licensed partner/vendor is authorized to scan and store copies of individuals NIN slips but rather authenticate the NIN using the approved and authorized verification platforms/channels provided.

“As part of our policies to protect personally identifiable information stored in the National Identity Database, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy through NIMC had launched the Tokenization features of the NIN verification service. This solution is to safeguard the personal data of individuals and ensure continuous user rights and privacy,”