New Delhi: Authorities in India on Monday took appropriate measures to bolster the security infrastructure, strengthen digital defences, and safeguard against intrusion attempts after Pakistan based hackers tried to attack Indian defence websites, sources said.
They said that cybersecurity experts are monitoring cyberspace to detect any additional cyberattacks, particularly those that may be sponsored by threat actors linked to Pakistan.
The sources said that it has come to attention via the Twitter account “Pakistan Cyber Force” that the group has allegedly gained access to sensitive data from the Indian Military Engineering Service and Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis.
This claim suggests that the attackers may have compromised personel information related to defence persons including the login credentials, the sources said.
In addition to this data breach, it has also been reported that the group also attempted to deface the official website of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, a PSU company under MoD, the sources said. The website has been defaced by using Pakistan flag and Al Khalid tank.
As a precautionary measure, the website of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited has been taken offline for a thorough audit, in order to assess the extent of any potential damage caused by the defacement attempt and to ensure the integrity of the website, the sources said.
“Cybersecurity experts and agencies are actively monitoring cyberspace to detect any additional cyberattacks, particularly those that may be sponsored by threat actors linked to Pakistan,” a source said.