14 DAY TRIAL // Tensions between India and Pakistan are starting to flare up once again in cyber-space after Pakistani hackers have spent the past few days defacing eight Indian government websites.
According to several local Indian news sources, two hackers by the names of "Romantic" and "Intruder" have defaced seven websites belonging to Indian embassies around the world.
The hackers attacked and defaced the Embassy of India in Ankara, Turkey; Embassy of India in Athens, Greece; Embassy of India to Mexico; Consulate General of India, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Embassy of India in Bucharest , Romania; Embassy of India Dushanbe , Tajikistan; and High Commission of India, Pretoria, South Africa.
The two left messages on the site claiming to be associated with the Pakistan Army. The full defacement message left on the seven embassy sites read as follows:
“ Embassy of India in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Has Been OWNED, Hey Indian Government, Do not Mess With Us Pakistan Army Zindabad, Aata Majhi Satakli? Do not Be Panic We Rock And U Shock Salute To Pakistan Army !Pakistan Zindabad! Feel The Power of Pakistan ”
Additionally, a hacker named Faisal 1337 from Team Pak Cyber Attackers has also defaced the website of the Karnataka State Police.The hacker has left the Pakistani flag on the website's frontpage, along with other offensive messages. Authorities have started investigations in all cases. All sites have been restored to their working versions as well.
Indian and Pakistani hackers are waging an endless cyber-war
There's a history between Indian and Pakistani hackers that's deeply rooted in the real-world conflicts between the two countries that started 1947.
The most recent flare-up between underground hacking crews dates back to January, when Indian hackers launched an all-out assault on Pakistani sites after the brutal terrorist attack on the Pathankot Indian Air Force Station.
Cyber-espionage between the two countries is also nothing new. The more recent cases included the attacks with the BreachRAT malware, Operation Transparent Tribe from February, and Operation C-Major from March.
