SEVERE CYBER ATTACK ON GHQ SERVERS & INTRANET

[XYON]

I am hearing rumors that the internal computer servers having the sensitive operational data & Army Intranet were attacked at GHQ around a week ago and at midnight. For this reason GHQ has severed all external telephonic communications from civilian numbers to its military exchange. Any confirmation or otherwise of this news anyone?

 

[Jango]

This is interesting!

Cyber attacks could be from some lunatics within Pakistan having fun, or something serious.

BTW, didn't Oscar or somebody mention some months back that PA communication protocol and all that stuff is very much insecure?

 

[XYON]

I think that the severity & the size of the attack is obvious if the GHQ has to close down the full Army exchange from outside connection. the GHQ numbers starting with 561 are now no longer accessible from PTCL phone lines or any mobiles!

 

[Jango]

So you mentioned that the attack happened a week ago, what's the situation now? Communications still under lockdown?

 

[XYON]

So you mentioned that the attack happened a week ago, what's the situation now? Communications still under lockdown?

Yes! apparently the C4ISR Directorate has now been tasked to find the source of this attack until such time all external connections between GHQ military and civilian exchanges remains blocked!!

 

[Jango]

Got some more info on this. All military comms with the outside world down. Internet, phones, everything. Now every officer who wants to use internet, phone service, will have to do so on civilian lines.

And this is a permanent measure for the time being. It is now being viewed from a security angle rather than a reaction to the cyber attack...

So, expect this quarantine to continue for a long time.

 

[Sugarcane]

If GHQ's critical systems was linked to internet than what more stupidity you can expect - But how you can expect cyber security from the people who can't physically secure the critical assets and installations.

 

[batmannow]

so, if this is true, PAKARMY is under attack from all sides !!!!!

 

[karan.1970]

Maybe this simply means that someone now knows the location of all of Pakistan's nukes ....

 

[SEAL]

Got some more info on this. All military comms with the outside world down. Internet, phones, everything. Now every officer who wants to use internet, phone service, will have to do so on civilian lines.

And this is a permanent measure for the time being. It is now being viewed from a security angle rather than a reaction to the cyber attack...

So, expect this quarantine to continue for a long time.

Bad news yar any idea regarding damage assessment?

 

[batmannow]

Maybe this simply means that someone now knows the location of all of Pakistan's nukes ....

no but this could be a failed attempt!

 

[Kaniska]

RELAX dude...i feel that in South Asia...still now...most of the critical information is still stored with Pen and Paper...Intenet and computer may be still a fancy item to most of the military institutions in India and Pakistan...So even also GHQ cyber security has been breached....nothing much could have been achieved...

 

[Cherokee]

If GHQ's critical systems was linked to internet than what more stupidity you can expect - But how you can expect cyber security from the people who can't physically secure the critical assets and installations.

Nothing Can be completely Cut from "Internet" per se . Before Stuxnet people used to think SCADA systems are not connected to "Internet" so they are safe . Seimens PLC was the first to go down in a Big Level Attack . There are always ways , intelligent Trojans which can propagate , map networks , steal information and in small quantities( of data) put themselves on Removable drives and wait for them to be connected to internet .

RELAX dude...i feel that in South Asia...still now...most of the critical information is still stored with Pen and Paper...Intenet and computer may be still a fancy item to most of the military institutions in India and Pakistan...So even also GHQ cyber security has been breached....nothing much could have been achieved...

When several Electricity grid in north India failed , Some suspected Chinese hand in it . Later after investigation they realized systems and equipments were so ancient that a coherent attack remotely cannot be conducted . Best Security measure LOL

 

[Bratva]

even pentagon servers were attacked and F-35 data stolen in Giga Bytes. Considering Us DoD uses D class of IP'S which is not found on normal internet ever but hackers were able to penetrate their systems.

PA can take a word of advice from PCA guys

 

[Sugarcane]

Nothing Can be completely Cut from "Internet" per se . Before Stuxnet people used to think SCADA systems are not connected to "Internet" so they are safe . Seimens PLC was the first to go down in a Big Level Attack . There are always ways , intelligent Trojans which can propagate , map networks , steal information and in small quantities( of data) put themselves on Removable drives and wait for them to be connected to internet

Why you will allow removable drives without authorization and scanning on network which hosts classified data?