Ministry of Foreign Affairs website hacked, inaccessible in several countries

guest · Feb 16, 2019

Ministry of Foreign Affairs website hacked, inaccessible in several countries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website was attacked by hackers on Saturday, officials from the ministry said
February 16, 2019
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464217/m...bsite-hacked-inaccesible-in-several-countries

According to the spokesperson, Dr Mohammad Faisal, complaints were received by the ministry from various countries reporting that the website was inaccessible there.

"The IT team is currently occupied in thwarting the hackers' onslaught," he said.
The spokesperson added that the website is functioning without any issues in Pakistan. However, visitors to the website from Holland, Australia, Britain, and Saudi Arabia are facing difficulty opening it.

The attacks are believed to be of Indian origin, sources within the ministry told DawnNewsTV.
Cross-border hacking attacks have been sporadic yet common since at least 1998.
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guest · Feb 18, 2019

Pakistan Feels The Wrath Of Indian Hacktivists: Govt Sites Taken Down
February 18, 2019
https://fossbytes.com/pakistan-govt-sites-hacked-by-india/

[...] a group of Indian Hacktivists going by the name Team I Crew has taken down multiple Pakistan Government websites, in one of the biggest cyber attacks on the neighbor.

First reported by Times Now, well over 200 websites were taken down in a show of protest, making them inaccessible to users outside the country. This cyber isolation doled out by hackers, is in keeping with the pledge taken by the Indian Government to isolate Pakistan on the international stage.

Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, Dr. Mohammad Faisal assured users that their IT team was working on thwarting the hacker’s attacks, but after almost 48 hours, most websites remain inaccessible to the outside world.
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