Breaches and incidents
Telangana TG-iPASS (India): suspected ransomware encrypts industrial approvals portal database
Per Telangana Today, the TG-iPASS portal has been disrupted since 22 Oct after a suspected ransomware attack.
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- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Per Telangana Today, the TG-iPASS portal has been disrupted since 22 Oct after a suspected ransomware attack; officials found the database encrypted with file names altered to a “vgb” extension, and processing of industrial permissions was affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed; forensic examination of the server is underway to determine whether data was stolen.
- No attacker named; a ransom note reportedly gave only an email address and no money demand.
- The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau registered a case under Sections 43 and 66 of the IT Act; Industries Department officials said backups were available and restoration had begun. The 28,000-business figure in the lead was not in the source fetched.