Breaches and incidents
Kerala General Administration Department (India): website defaced with Pakistani flag
The GAD website homepage was replaced on the morning of 27 Sep with a Pakistani flag and pro-Pakistan messages (Deccan Chronicle, Organiser).
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Confirmed by two or more outlets
What happened
- The GAD website homepage was replaced on the morning of 27 Sep with a Pakistani flag and pro-Pakistan messages (Deccan Chronicle, Organiser); the site was still down on 30 Sep.
- Root cause: not disclosed; a cyber team is checking whether the attackers reached the server, database or government information beyond the homepage.
- “Team Blackleets,” describing itself as Pakistani, claimed responsibility.
- The hosting provider suspended the account on detection, and the department planned a complaint to Cyber Police; whether data was compromised is not confirmed.