Cyberattack Hits 10 Uttarakhand Government Websites, ITDA Restores Services Within Hours
A cyberattack struck 10 Uttarakhand government websites, including the CM's Relief Fund portal. ITDA restored services within hours.
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Current Summary
A cyberattack hit Uttarakhand government websites, including the Chief Minister's Relief Fund portal, according to corroborating reports from ANI, The News Mill and prameyanews.com published August 2. The Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA) restored the affected services within hours. A subsequent The420.in report says the attack may have involved suspected Russian malware and affected 20 websites, double the 10 originally reported. ITDA has not confirmed the revised figure or the attribution. The identity of the attackers, the method used, and whether any data was compromised remain unconfirmed.
What We Know
- A cyberattack hit 10 Uttarakhand government websites, including the CM's Relief Fund portal.
- ITDA restored the affected services within hours of the attack.
- The420.in reports the cyberattack may have involved suspected Russian malware.
- A revised report puts the number of affected websites at 20, double the earlier reported figure of 10; ITDA has not confirmed this.]
What Is Still Unclear
- The identity or origin of the attackers.
- The method used to carry out the attack.
- Whether any government data was compromised.
What Changed
- 2 Aug, 04:21 pmThe420.in reports the cyberattack may have involved suspected Russian malware and affected 20 Uttarakhand government websites, double the 10 previously reported by ANI, The News Mill and prameyanews.com. ITDA has not yet confirmed either the revised count or the malware attribution.
- 2 Aug, 05:30 amSignal detected: Cyberattack Hits 10 Uttarakhand Government Websites, ITDA Restores Services Within Hours