NEW DELHI – Pakistani hackers attacked over 90 Indian government websitesand critical systems, Hindustan Times has reported.
Senior officials in the Indian security establishment said on condition ofanonymity.
“There was an unusual surge of activity, attempts to breach systems,” oneof these officials added.
So ferocious was the attack that India had to resort to “offensivemeasures” in the cyber domain to counter them, a second official said.
The officials added that the attackers were not able to breach firewallsand protective measures of critical systems.
Financial systems and power grid management ones were specially targeted,they said.
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Interestingly, the attacks on the Indian networks came from Bangladesh – acountry that is friendly to India.
“The coordinated manner in which the attacks were carried out and the useof facilities in Bangladesh leaves us with no doubt about the nature of theattack,” the second official said.
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