NEW DELHI: Suspected Pakistan-affiliated operatives today hacked the official website of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) and defaced it with a profanity-laden message against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The hacking attempt was noticed early today and the URL -www.nsg.gov.in – was blocked soon after by the counter-terror force from its headquarters here, officials said.
“Indian NSG Commandos hacked Pakistan Zindabad,” the group, which calls itself ‘Alone Injector,’ wrote.
In its message, the group denied that Indian Army’s surgical strikes ever took place.
Official sources said the hacking attempt could have been carried out by Pakistan-affiliated hackers, though they were still trying to ascertain exact details in this regard. The matter has been brought to the notice of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), and “remedial action” is being taken.
The NSG was raised in 1984 as the federal contingency unit to undertake counter-terror and counter-piracy operations. Its website gives out basic information about the force, its origin and operations.
Today’s hacking of the NSG website isn’t the first high-profile hack in recent times. Just days ago, cyber attackers from Pakistan compromised the websites of the Cochin and Trivandrum airports. A group of hackers from Kerala responded by hacking Sialkot airport’s (in Pakistani’s Punjab province) website.
In addition, a group of hackers called Legion was in the news last month for compromising email and Twitter accounts of several major public figures, including beleagured liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.
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