Indian Government Private Websites Was Hacked :
Indian Government Private Websites Was Hacked ,Threats from al-Qaida, as well as remarks regarding Prophet Muhammad made by now-suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma, have resulted in a wave of cyber attacks on Indian government and private websites.
The Malaysian hacktivist organisation DragonForce was behind the attacks, which targeted the Indian embassy in Israel, the National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management, and the Indian Council of Agriculture Research’s e-portal, among other online targets.
How Many Organizations are hacked In Maharasta?
Furthermore, banking websites have been hacked, and just 50 organisations in Maharashtra have been attacked. From June 8th to June 12th, India’s websites and companies PROPHET were hacked.
The hackers hacked into roughly 70 websites in all, including some of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions, like Delhi Public School, Bhavans, and other groups of colleges. More than 50 websites have been vandalised in Maharashtra alone.
The group sent out a unified message through audio clips and texts: “For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.” It also urged all Muslim hackers, as well as all hackers from around the world, human rights organisations, and activists, to launch an anti-India campaign. While Indian authorities were able to repair the Indian embassy’s website in Israel by Sunday, one of the ICAR’s sites remained still damaged.
What Was TOI Confirmed ?
TOI confirmed that Indian government and private portals were vandalised between June 8 and 12, according to an internet archive investigation on Wayback Machine. According to security experts, the same hacktivist gang, which has over 13,000 members, attempted to break into a well-known bank in India.
“These are state actors and hackers who are driven by politics.” Defacement assaults on banking and critical infrastructure are sophisticated persistent risks to future attacks such as data theft and ransomware. They released personal data, passport information, and Israeli company VPN credentials when they attacked Israeli sites. More cyber attacks could be expected, according to a prominent cyber security expert speaking to TOI.
