According to The Time Of India article shows that, Tata Telecommunications warning comes amid claims by a group of Pakistani hackers that they have hacked over 7,070 Indian websites. Pakistan-based hackers in the aftermath of Indian Army’s surgical strikes conducted across the LoC (Line of Control).
“Owing to the recent surgical strikes by the Indian Army, there is a possibility of cyber retaliation by Pakistan hackers. To name a few of them Shani_Haxor, Mr_Baloch404, Sajjad_Dhari, D4RK 4NG31,” the telecom company said in its statement
According to Tata Telecom says that, “it is closely monitoring any inconsistencies on its network. The information has been authenticated from trusted sources by our Security Operations Center threat advisory group. We are closely monitoring for any anomalies in managed infrastructure and our network.”
On 3rd October, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) website came under attack with a group hacking it and posting objectionable comments, claiming it was an act of ‘revenge’ against the Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the LoC, as Sify reports. The hackers defaced the website and played the Pakistani national anthem as a background track.