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Tamilnadu was the first to adopt BHARAT OS, however, adoption wasn't full fledged

I guess this cud be the work of local hackers???

TN Public Dept. attacked by ransomware, sensitive documents encrypted

The suspects have demanded the payment of a ransom in cryptocurrency; experts say old operating systems and lack of security software could have led to the attack


A ransomware attack is said to have encrypted certain sensitive documents of the Tamil Nadu Public Department since Friday morning. Some of the files encrypted relate to VIP visits, their programmes and related arrangements made by State Protocol officials, official sources said.
While the suspect has demanded payment of 1,950 USD in cryptocurrency as ransom for handing over the decryption code, cyber security experts from the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC) and Computer Emergency Response Team are trying to retrieve the encrypted documents, sources in the State Secretariat here told The Hindu on Saturday.
Soon after the ransomware attack, officials from the C-DAC, with whom the State Government’s Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) has a tie-up for e-governance and cyber security management issues, inspected the desktop computers that displayed a message from the suspect demanding payment of ransom in cryptocurrency, the sources said.

Outdated OS
Of the 12 desktop computers used at the particular section in the Public Department, about 8 were found to be operating on the Windows-7 Operating System which, cyber security experts said, was an outdated platform with little or no support from Microsoft. Because of the this, the desktop computers had no security/software updates and anti-virus mechanism to prevent ransomware or other cyber attacks.

Though officials were trying to retrieve the content of files that remain encrypted from other sources, cyber security officials from the Tamil Nadu police who inspected the desktop computers said there was no compromise whatsoever on VIP security protocol or any other matter that could affect the routine functions of the State government.

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“We need an effective IT security policy and First Responders in computer forensics to handle such situations. Use of outdated operating systems with no software updates and anti-virus protection remains a threat. The ransomware is click-based and could have landed in the form of a Whatsapp message (opened on a desktop computer), email, pop-up etc,” a senior official who is part of the investigation team said.

According to cyber experts, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks in recent times. Suspects operating from unknown locations often target prominent personalities and demand payment of ransom by claiming that they had access to sensitive personal data or websites visited by them.

“Even if a few respond and make payments, that’s good enough for the suspects. Awareness on cyber safe practices when it comes to internet usage and updated systems supported by secure networks is the key,” the official said, adding that a formal complaint would soon be lodged with the police.
 

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Tamilnadu was the first to adopt BHARAT OS, however, adoption wasn't full fledged

I guess this cud be the work of local hackers???

TN Public Dept. attacked by ransomware, sensitive documents encrypted

The suspects have demanded the payment of a ransom in cryptocurrency; experts say old operating systems and lack of security software could have led to the attack


A ransomware attack is said to have encrypted certain sensitive documents of the Tamil Nadu Public Department since Friday morning. Some of the files encrypted relate to VIP visits, their programmes and related arrangements made by State Protocol officials, official sources said.
While the suspect has demanded payment of 1,950 USD in cryptocurrency as ransom for handing over the decryption code, cyber security experts from the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC) and Computer Emergency Response Team are trying to retrieve the encrypted documents, sources in the State Secretariat here told The Hindu on Saturday.
Soon after the ransomware attack, officials from the C-DAC, with whom the State Government’s Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) has a tie-up for e-governance and cyber security management issues, inspected the desktop computers that displayed a message from the suspect demanding payment of ransom in cryptocurrency, the sources said.

Outdated OS
Of the 12 desktop computers used at the particular section in the Public Department, about 8 were found to be operating on the Windows-7 Operating System which, cyber security experts said, was an outdated platform with little or no support from Microsoft. Because of the this, the desktop computers had no security/software updates and anti-virus mechanism to prevent ransomware or other cyber attacks.

Though officials were trying to retrieve the content of files that remain encrypted from other sources, cyber security officials from the Tamil Nadu police who inspected the desktop computers said there was no compromise whatsoever on VIP security protocol or any other matter that could affect the routine functions of the State government.

Policy matter
“We need an effective IT security policy and First Responders in computer forensics to handle such situations. Use of outdated operating systems with no software updates and anti-virus protection remains a threat. The ransomware is click-based and could have landed in the form of a Whatsapp message (opened on a desktop computer), email, pop-up etc,” a senior official who is part of the investigation team said.

According to cyber experts, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks in recent times. Suspects operating from unknown locations often target prominent personalities and demand payment of ransom by claiming that they had access to sensitive personal data or websites visited by them.

“Even if a few respond and make payments, that’s good enough for the suspects. Awareness on cyber safe practices when it comes to internet usage and updated systems supported by secure networks is the key,” the official said, adding that a formal complaint would soon be lodged with the police.
hard to point. winshit 7 and xp are still being used in govt. offices, i could go inside those offices and insert malware into those. it's that easy.
seeing public dept. was attacked im sure, it's not a remote attack. if it is an remote attack then it spread from attachments on web.

govt. officials first should be trained what is a computer and how to use it properly. simply flushing thousands of rupees into security won't do a shit about it.

bharat os is just a skinned linux with cinnamon desktop. linux requires user to know what they are doing.
and officials are pretty dumb for that.
linux itself doesn't provide you security. heck linux doesn't even have a built in antivirus. i think it would be easy for them to attack.
 

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Hiz-Ut-Tahrir member wanted to set up army to establish Islamic State in Tamil Nadu: NIA charge sheet


New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): A highly radicalized member of the banned Hizb-Ut-Tahrir outfit was seeking cooperation from other countries to set up an army to establish an Islamic State in Tamil Nadu through Jihad, says the NIA charge sheet.

Abdullah alias Saravana Kumar, 31, a resident of Madurai in Tamil Nadu is framed in the National Investigation Agency's charge sheet filed earlier on Wednesday in a special court in Chennai.


 

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Good that there has been a sentencing, and they are being punished to the full extent.

Question: what is going on in cases like the Bombay Gateway bombing, 54 dead( 2003), Mumbai suburban train bombing, 209(!) dead( 2006). the Mumbai bombing of 2011, 27 dead, the Connaught circle attack in 2008, 20 dead? ( and several others including the Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune and Hyderabad terror incidents).

https://www.opindia.com/2021/11/201...errorists-sentenced-to-death-2-get-life-term/


The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Monday, November 1, announced the quantum of punishment for the nine Indian Mujahideen terrorists convicted in the 2013 Patna Gandhi Maidan serial blasts case.

Four of the nine convicts, namely Imtiaz Ansari, Mohammed Mujibullah Ansari, Haider Ali alias ‘Black Beauty’ and Noman Ansari, have been awarded the death penalty. Two namely Azharuddin Qureshi and one other have been given life imprisonment, while two others namely Ahmed Hussain and Mohammed Firoze Aslam have been given ten years in jail. One accused is sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
 

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I wonder where this man was hiding all along. His entire neighborhood must be taken into custody and interrogated for a few months 3rd degree-style. Pretty sure he was hiding inside some ghetto of Delhi that famously has the asalamualaikum crowd.
most of indian muslims are happy to help a paki in the name of islam brotherhood. it was common for them to live in n around okhla and other muslim areas in delhi. tho it was quite common few years ago until the area ws filled with delhi police informants.
now they usually live around ghetto or some 3rd class area like ^ lakshminagar
 

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most of indian muslims are happy to help a paki in the name of islam brotherhood. it was common for them to live in n around okhla and other muslim areas in delhi. tho it was quite common few years ago until the area ws filled with delhi police informants.
now they usually live around ghetto or some 3rd class area like ^ lakshminagar
This further necessitates the need of a deep state that is above the law and lives in the shadows. Ajit Doval was categorial in mentioning that the Civil Society is the new war frontier. The era of men running in olives towards each other with bolt-action rifles is over. Anything of that sort playing out is purely economical or a distraction.

The enemy has stepped deep into our territory. Unless there is a de-ghettoization and every single Friday prayer is secretly monitored by intelligence experts who understand Arabic and Urdu along with the regional languages, we are looking at a bleak future. Without internal support, terrorists cannot function so easily. The government forgives these ghettoized people in the locations you mention, thinking that it would make them see the error of their ways.

The truth is, it emboldens them further. If the government acts visibly by cracking down against such ghettos, the politics around this matter will heat up. But, there is a way of doing this and we don't do it that way.
 

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Abu Bakar, one of India's most wanted terrorists and 1993 Mumbai blast accused, held in UAE | Exclusive


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Indian agencies have apprehended Abu Bakar, a 1993 Mumbai serial blast accused and a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim. He was caught in UAE after 29 years of manhunt, top sources have told India Today.


In a major operation overseas, Indian agencies have succeeded in apprehending one of India's most wanted terrorists involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Twelve blasts at different places had taken place in Mumbai, killing 257 people and injuring 713.


Them Indian agencies doing an awesome job..call them by any name..its pakis nightmare!
Good hunting bois..good hunting!!!
 

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Magazines missing?
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2 suspicious boats found on the seashore of #Raigad district of Maharashtra, AK-47 and some bullets found from the boat.

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