A group calling itself ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (an expression of patriotism) has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). The site was targeted early on 2015, since when it has been inaccessible. The government’s Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has reportedly been tasked with resolving the situation, and has said that although the perpetrators had access to sensitive information about IRS officials, there have been no reports of data theft.
A group calling itself ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (an expression of patriotism) has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). The site was targeted early on 6 February, since when it has been inaccessible. The government’s Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has reportedly been tasked with resolving the situation, and has said that although the perpetrators had access to sensitive information about IRS officials, there have been no reports of data theft.