Indian Air Force Officer Accused Of Leaking Information On WhatsApp, Detained

[BHarwana]

Indian Air Force Officer Accused Of Leaking Information On WhatsApp, Detained

New Delhi: The investigators of the Indian Air Force have taken a Delhi-based senior officer into custody after he was accused of passing on classified information on Facebook and WhatApp to a woman he is said to have been in a relationship with. Sources said she is likely to have been a spy. The officer - a Group Captain working at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi -- has been taken into custody.

There was an investigation by the IAF's Central Security and Investigation team, sources said.

The officials are trying to understand the extent to which classified data has been leaked. They are also trying to gauge whether others were involved in passing on information.

Comments
There are very strict guidelines on the use of social media in the armed forces.



https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/iaf...formation-to-woman-taken-into-custody-1807021

 

[Windjammer]

Air Force Officer Accused Of Leaking Information On WhatsApp, Detained
All India | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Updated: January 31, 2018 21:54 IST

NEW DELHI: The investigators of the Indian Air Force have taken a Delhi-based senior officer into custody after he was accused of passing on classified information on Facebook and WhatApp to a woman he is said to have been in a relationship with. Sources said she is likely to have been a spy. The officer - a Group Captain working at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi -- has been taken into custody.

There was an investigation by the IAF's Central Security and Investigation team, sources said.

The officials are trying to understand the extent to which classified data has been leaked. They are also trying to gauge whether others were involved in passing on information.

 

[BHarwana]

Yeh internet par koon si larki hai jo har thoray dino baad Indian Army say info lay leti hai.?

Group captain of Indian Air Force suspected of spying for Pakistan detained

A group captain of the Indian Air Force - equivalent to a Colonel of the Indian Army - posted in New Delhi has been detained and is now being questioned for possible spying for Pakistan.

The officer was first detected by Intelligence Unit of the IAF, top government sources have said.

The officer is suspected to have passed "critical information," over the last few months before being detected, sources said.

Sources said that initial investigations suggest that officer was honey trapped and was being blackmailed. The identity of woman who lured the officer isn't clear yet.

The Indian Air Force refused to comment officially. However, replying to an India Today query government sources said "during routine counter intelligence surveillance carried out by the IAF's Central Security and Investigation Team it was discovered that an officer was indulging in certain unwanted activities through unauthorised electronic devices which is against existing orders. He has been taken into custody for further questioning."

Sources also said the officer established contact with his handlers through Facebook. Later the officer was in touch with his handlers through multiple social media platforms. "We are trying to establish whether others too were involved and how big the ring was", a top sources told India Today.

"We have strong reason to believe that the officer was regularly meeting his handlers in the Capital", sources said.

The armed forces has a strict policy on using social media applications. The officers can have a social media presence but are barred from posting their pictures in uniform, revealing their place of posting, or revealing any official material such as information of visits or any plans of operations or infrastructure building.

Also, every document is graded for security ranging from confidential, secret, classified and top-secret.

The group captain has been detained for now and will be questioned for possible spying for Pakistan.



https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ying-for-pakistan-detained-1158698-2018-01-31

 

[HttpError]

WhatApp uses End to end encryption system, without someone actually getting the access to the keys (Theoretically speaking, which WhatsApp even claims of not storing) no one can decrypt the messages. However, physical access is the option, which I suppose happened in this case.

 

[Trango Towers]

ISI...does it again. Indians can't resist a hole even when scoring an own goal

 

[Hamza913]

Well done.

 

[Gufi]

WhatApp uses End to end encryption system, without someone actually getting the access to the keys (Theoretically speaking, which WhatsApp even claims of not storing) no one can decrypt the messages. However, physical access is the option, which I suppose happened in this case.

No key is unbreakable, it just takes longer... For some high value suspects one could theoretically monitor them.....

 

[Ocean]

WhatApp uses End to end encryption system, without someone actually getting the access to the keys (Theoretically speaking, which WhatsApp even claims of not storing) no one can decrypt the messages. However, physical access is the option, which I suppose happened in this case.

True but iaf i.t. personnels could have hacked into his mobile and collected data.

If it was possible for indians to crack the key then they would have been spying hell lot on pakistanis.

 

[PakSword]

WhatApp uses End to end encryption system, without someone actually getting the access to the keys (Theoretically speaking, which WhatsApp even claims of not storing) no one can decrypt the messages. However, physical access is the option, which I suppose happened in this case.

MITM attack.. He was probably connected to a router which was configured to carryout MITM...

 

[SQ8]

You can enable or disable encryption on whatsapp.. no super computer required once that is done.

This however has nothing to do with Encryption but honey traps which Indians simply are unable to resist..

 

[HttpError]

True but iaf i.t. personnels could have hacked into his mobile and collected data.

If it was possible for indians to crack the key then they would have been spying hell lot on pakistanis.

Getting Keys or even deciphering them isn't a walk in the park. A very well-known and easiest way for authorities is to clone the sims of the victims and then register back on using the same details. However, If they have enabled 2FA then that should help prevent this kind of attack. I know Indians are well known to be the victims of this kinda of honey trap due to their extreme level of "Tharkaness" and Lust.

 

[undercover JIX]

Yeh internet par koon si larki hai jo har thoray dino baad Indian Army say info lay leti hai.?

lagda aay koi muchaan aal apai kuri ban kay info leak karwa raya aay....

I thought there was a news Indian RAW was trying to honey trap Pakistanis for info, Inida hiney pak mae nahi bik rah.....lol

 

[Hallian_Khan]

lagda aay koi muchaan aal apai kuri ban kay info leak karwa raya aay....

I thought there was a news Indian RAW was trying to honey trap Pakistanis for info, Inida hiney pak mae nahi bik rah.....lol

aur phr movie bana dain gy tiger 3...

 

[SingaporeGuy]

quite sure there r cases not caught yet

 

[Arsalan 345]

Same honeytrap shit hahahaha.