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On Sunday, state woke up to the news that the official website of Kerala government - ........Page Under Maintenance........ - was hacked allegedly by Pakistani hackers. The website had an image of burning Indian flag and messages such as Pakistan Zindabad", "We are Team Pak Cyber Attacker" and "Security is just an illusion". But a few expected a tit for tat reply and that it too within hours. An anonymous cyber group 'Mallu Cyber Soldiers' 
has hacked around 46 Pakistan websites, which include Pakistan's government website Pakistan.gov.pk, president.gov.pk and cabinet.gov.pk.
The anonymous cyber group, in their facebook page, has stated that it has defaced another four sites. The defaced page sts.edu.pk has image of burning Pakistan flag with messages 'Better stay away from Indian Cyber Space'. The cyber attack has been named as 'Operation Pak Cyber Space' and the hackers have claimed that it was a payback for hacking ........Page Under Maintenance........ Both Kerala government and Pakistani government are yet to restore the sites.
This is not the first time that Mallu Cyber Soldier engage in an online war against anonymous Pakistani hackers. The name 'Mallu Cyber Soldiers' hit headline when it hacked several Pakistani websites as a revenge to Pakistani hackers defacing actor Mohanlal's website in October last year. Mallu Cyber Soldiers, along with Indian Black Hats and India Cyber Pirates, had hacked around 120 Pakistani websites in August 15 in response to hacking of official website of Thenmala Eco Tourism on Independence Day.
State Cyber Cell DYSP N Vijayakumar said that they are collector details from C-DiT over hacking of Kerala government website. "We don't usually track cases of Indian groups hacking Pakistan websites. We had prevented an attempt from Pakistan to hack around 45 government website around 5 months ago," he said.
Nearly 50 Pak websites hacked in reply to hacking of Kerala govt website - The Times of India
Within hours of Pakistani hackers attacking the official website of Kerala Government on Sunday, ‘cyber warriors’ on this side of the border launched a counter attack and hacked nearly 250 ‘enemy websites’ triggering a full-fledged cyber war.
Indian hackers started the couter attack, ‘#OpPak’, in response to the defacing of Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala and broke into more than 200 Pakistan websites, including Pak President’s official website pakistan.gov.in; Sate Development Organisation; culture.gov.pk and e-government.gov.pk. The twitter handle of Indian Hacking News called the operation a ‘massive payback’, and claimed that the ‘desi’ hackers would bring Pak cyberspace to a standstill.
Indian hackers seem to have launched a concerted counter attack, in response to a call for revenge. “If the government can’t do it, we would do it. We are here to defend India, non-profit. They hacked our government site, and we knocked Pakistan offline,” claimed a message from ‘Hell Shield Hackers’.
On pastebin.com, Indian hackers continue to post a long list of Pak websites they brought down on Sunday, in retaliation of the defacement of kerala.gov.in. After cracking the official website of Pakistan Government, the ‘hacktivists’ claimed: “Indian hackers haven’t cracked a single Pakistani site after August 15, 2015. But, Faisal Afzal hacked Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala Dude, We are not sleeping. If you even touch one Indian site, we would crush you up.”
“The unofficial cyber war between the two countries began in 2010, and is waged by ‘patriotic hackers’ on both sides, every day,” said cyber security expert Benild Joseph. “Cracking of the Kerala Government website exposes the vulnerability of our official websites. It was just a defacement, and the officials concerned claim that the server is safe. Yet, the incident calls for a better cyber security mechanism. Since no expert can ensure full security, constant vigil and awareness about the latest vulnerabilities are the key to ensuring security,” he opined.
In October last year, hackers of both sides went on a rampage after Indian websites, including the official site of Malayalam actor Mohanlal, were cracked. Then, the closet warriors on cyber space had claimed many websites. However, this time, important government websites and public service portals of Pakistan were attacked, which is more damaging than the earlier flare ups.
“Experts warn that Pakistan-based hackers might not stay silent, and that the war might escalate in the coming days. Though India is one among the top 10 IT nations, we are very weak in cyber security. It calls for a long-term plan to groom cyber security professionals by including hacking in the curriculum,” added Benild.
Indian Hackers Launches Counter Attack -The New Indian Express
has hacked around 46 Pakistan websites, which include Pakistan's government website Pakistan.gov.pk, president.gov.pk and cabinet.gov.pk. The anonymous cyber group, in their facebook page, has stated that it has defaced another four sites. The defaced page sts.edu.pk has image of burning Pakistan flag with messages 'Better stay away from Indian Cyber Space'. The cyber attack has been named as 'Operation Pak Cyber Space' and the hackers have claimed that it was a payback for hacking ........Page Under Maintenance........ Both Kerala government and Pakistani government are yet to restore the sites.
This is not the first time that Mallu Cyber Soldier engage in an online war against anonymous Pakistani hackers. The name 'Mallu Cyber Soldiers' hit headline when it hacked several Pakistani websites as a revenge to Pakistani hackers defacing actor Mohanlal's website in October last year. Mallu Cyber Soldiers, along with Indian Black Hats and India Cyber Pirates, had hacked around 120 Pakistani websites in August 15 in response to hacking of official website of Thenmala Eco Tourism on Independence Day.
State Cyber Cell DYSP N Vijayakumar said that they are collector details from C-DiT over hacking of Kerala government website. "We don't usually track cases of Indian groups hacking Pakistan websites. We had prevented an attempt from Pakistan to hack around 45 government website around 5 months ago," he said.
Nearly 50 Pak websites hacked in reply to hacking of Kerala govt website - The Times of India
Within hours of Pakistani hackers attacking the official website of Kerala Government on Sunday, ‘cyber warriors’ on this side of the border launched a counter attack and hacked nearly 250 ‘enemy websites’ triggering a full-fledged cyber war.
Indian hackers started the couter attack, ‘#OpPak’, in response to the defacing of Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala and broke into more than 200 Pakistan websites, including Pak President’s official website pakistan.gov.in; Sate Development Organisation; culture.gov.pk and e-government.gov.pk. The twitter handle of Indian Hacking News called the operation a ‘massive payback’, and claimed that the ‘desi’ hackers would bring Pak cyberspace to a standstill.
Indian hackers seem to have launched a concerted counter attack, in response to a call for revenge. “If the government can’t do it, we would do it. We are here to defend India, non-profit. They hacked our government site, and we knocked Pakistan offline,” claimed a message from ‘Hell Shield Hackers’.
On pastebin.com, Indian hackers continue to post a long list of Pak websites they brought down on Sunday, in retaliation of the defacement of kerala.gov.in. After cracking the official website of Pakistan Government, the ‘hacktivists’ claimed: “Indian hackers haven’t cracked a single Pakistani site after August 15, 2015. But, Faisal Afzal hacked Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala Dude, We are not sleeping. If you even touch one Indian site, we would crush you up.”
“The unofficial cyber war between the two countries began in 2010, and is waged by ‘patriotic hackers’ on both sides, every day,” said cyber security expert Benild Joseph. “Cracking of the Kerala Government website exposes the vulnerability of our official websites. It was just a defacement, and the officials concerned claim that the server is safe. Yet, the incident calls for a better cyber security mechanism. Since no expert can ensure full security, constant vigil and awareness about the latest vulnerabilities are the key to ensuring security,” he opined.
In October last year, hackers of both sides went on a rampage after Indian websites, including the official site of Malayalam actor Mohanlal, were cracked. Then, the closet warriors on cyber space had claimed many websites. However, this time, important government websites and public service portals of Pakistan were attacked, which is more damaging than the earlier flare ups.
“Experts warn that Pakistan-based hackers might not stay silent, and that the war might escalate in the coming days. Though India is one among the top 10 IT nations, we are very weak in cyber security. It calls for a long-term plan to groom cyber security professionals by including hacking in the curriculum,” added Benild.
Indian Hackers Launches Counter Attack -The New Indian Express
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