Pakistani hackers claim to have breached many Indian defence sites | India News

NEW DELHI: Cyber-attacks emanating from Pakistan have additional elevated, with the web site of an Indian defence PSU being defaced whereas Pakistani hackers additionally claiming to have gained entry to “sensitive” information from the Indian Military Engineering Services (MES) and think-tank Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA).
The hacker group known as “Pakistan Cyber Force” has allegedly compromised private data of defence personnel in MES and MP-IDSA, together with their login credentials.
“In addition to this data breach, the hacker group also defaced the official website of defence PSU Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) with images of the Pakistan flag and the Al Khalid tank,” a supply stated on Monday.
As a precautionary measure, the AVNL web site has been taken offline for “a thorough and deliberate audit” to assess the extent of any potential injury and its integrity. “Cybersecurity experts and agencies are actively working to detect any additional cyberattacks by actors linked to Pakistan. This ongoing surveillance aims to quickly identify and mitigate any future risks posed by these cyber attackers,” he stated.
Overall, applicable and vital measures are being taken to bolster safety infrastructure, strengthen digital defences, and safeguard towards additional intrusion makes an attempt. “These efforts are focused on enhancing the resilience of online platforms and ensuring that forces are better prepared to defend against future cyber threats,” he added.
Soon after the Pahalgam terror bloodbath, Pakistan-based cyber actors had additionally tried to deface pages and harvest private data from some welfare and academic web sites of the Indian armed forces, however immediate restorative motion was taken to isolate and thwart the makes an attempt, as earlier reported by TOI.