CERT-in warns of hacking attacks
28 May 2012 4:15 AM GMT
The websites of reputed government and private organisations are under threat from hackers, the Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In) has said, warning users to be extra cautious while using the internet.
'It is observed that some hacker groups are launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the web sites of government and private organisations in India. The attacks may be targeted to different websites of reputed organisations,' CERT-In, the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents, said in an advisory on its web site.
'These attacks are being launched through popular DDoS tools and can consume bandwidth requiring appropriate proactive actions in coordination with service providers,' it said.
The agency has asked users to deploy adequate security systems to deal with these attacks originating through DdoS. As a counter measure, it has also suggested that the users review traffic patterns and if there is any rise, this should be reported to the agency.
In a recent written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said that 112 government web sites, including that of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, were hacked in just three months from December 2011 to February 2012.
'It is observed that some hacker groups are launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the web sites of government and private organisations in India. The attacks may be targeted to different websites of reputed organisations,' CERT-In, the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents, said in an advisory on its web site.
'These attacks are being launched through popular DDoS tools and can consume bandwidth requiring appropriate proactive actions in coordination with service providers,' it said.
The agency has asked users to deploy adequate security systems to deal with these attacks originating through DdoS. As a counter measure, it has also suggested that the users review traffic patterns and if there is any rise, this should be reported to the agency.
In a recent written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said that 112 government web sites, including that of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, were hacked in just three months from December 2011 to February 2012.
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