'40-50 Indian sites hacked by Pak cyber criminals monthly'

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PTI
[ FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2003 08:45:37 PM ]
 
HYDERABAD: About 40 to 50 Indian websites, including those belonging
to sensitive government agencies and corporate bodies, are being
hacked or defaced by Pakistani cyber criminals every month, according
to the prodigious 18-year-old 'ethical hacker' Ankit Fadia.

Fadia, who has given consultancy services to a string of intelligence
agencies, defence departments, government and private organisations
including FBI and CBI, said he had recently submitted a '25-page white
paper' to the government detailing the addresses of the Pakistani
hackers who had formed three groups calling themselves 'Hactivists'
(hackers for a cause).

"Though we have enacted cyber laws, there is not much awareness in the
country about security risks arising from cyber attacks nor is there
any proper training for law enforcing agencies to deal with the
crime", Fadia, who rose to international fame by authoring a book
'Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking' at a tender age of 14, said.

Fadia, an independent computer security and digital intelligence
consultant, had recently assisted CBI in tracing the addresses of 15
Pakistani hackers who had defaced Indian websites and posted
anti-India messages.

The prodigious cyber-crime buster, who uses hacking as a 'vaccination'
to track down 'crackers' (evil hackers), was here to deliver a lecture
on 'Cyber Attacks' at the International Institute of Information
Technology.
 


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