UNDER ATTAACK

Whether it's the attack of the ORGC in Pakistan or the ONGC in India, the long-drawn physical tug-of-war has transformed to a ferocious battle in the cyber world. The recent attacks on the government websites in Pakistan are just a reminder of this on-going virtual war. The sites were hacked by a group of hackers calling themselves the 'Indian Cyber Army'. However, the government started securing the attacked websites shortly after the hackers had gained root access to a main server hosting important websites.

Meanwhile, a report said the government's experts claimed the cyber attack had been successfully thwarted. The group managed to hack at least 36 out of the 40 websites which are reportedly being hosted on the hacked server.
The hackers had inserted a page on the websites declaring that they had successfully rooted the server. The websites had not been entirely defaced.
The hacking attempt appears to be associated with the Mumbai attacks. Details pertaining to the group behind the attack are not clear.