Are we getting used to the term 'cyber attacks'? Yes indeed and today, it's no big news to hear a cyber attack on Indian websites. Well, all that is said and true, it was a real shocker to learn that a total of 117 Government websites were defaced during the first six months of this year. The series of data pilferage by the cyber crooks over this short span of time is extremely alarming that it's almost certain that they can easily get their hands on India's most sensitive data.
Replying to questions in the Parliament, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, revealed that during the period January to June, 2011, 117 Government websites were defaced. The authorities have asked all the affected departments and organizations to provide web server logs of hacked websites for analysis. The cyber cell is also working on to identify the nature and type of attack and vulnerabilities exploited by the hackers.
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