Pakistan-based actors' bid to violate the cyberspace of India; 'IOK Hacker' tries to profane pages, steal personal data | Today news

Once again, Pakistan allegedly failed in his latest attempt to violate India’s cyberspace and target public accessible websites. After finding mission-critical national networks impenetrable, cyber actors in Pakistan have redirected their efforts to welfare and educational sites. The group tried to dissolve online services under the Moniker “IOK Hacker” – Internet or Khilafah, to disrupt online services and harvest personal data. But India’s layered cyber security architecture has detected the intrusions in real time and quickly traced their origin to Pakistan. According to the news agency Ani with reference to sources, intelligence judgments confirmed four related incidents. The websites of the Army Public School (APS) Srinagar and APS Ranikhet were both targeted with inflammatory propaganda. APS Srinagar also faced a scattered denial-of-service assault. An attempt at the violation of the Database of the Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) was also detected, while a simultaneous effort was made to jeopardize the Portal Portal for the Indian Air Force Placement Organization. All four sites were isolated immediately, and restorative actions were undertaken; No operational or classified networks were affected at any stage, the ANI report states. The cyber attacks of Pakistani groups have increased over the past few days after 26 tourists died on April 22 by Pakistan-linked terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The Indian army retaliates after ‘unprovocated’ fired by Pakistan along the Loc Indian Army, to the Pakistan Army’s unprovoked little arms in the line of the line (at the place of the night) versus Cupwara and Baramulla districts as well as in the Akhnoor sector in JAMMU and Kashmir. The Indian troops responded quickly and effectively to the unspoken handguns shot by the Pakistani army, the Indian army said. This is the fifth consecutive day of the effective retaliation of India since the unspoken shooting of the Pakistan on the night of 25-26. Meanwhile, security forces have strengthened anti-terrorist operations in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the Phalgam terror attack. Jammu and Kashmir police raided 13 places in the Doda district on Monday morning to brush and act against individuals connected to terrorist activities. First published: 29 Apr 2025, 23:23 IST