Pulwama attack: Several Pakistani websites reportedly hacked by Indian group

Pulwama attack: Blaming India for the attack on the website, Pakistan has alleged that New Delhi was behind the hacking.

Pulwama attack: Following the deadly Pulwama attack on February 14, several Pakistani websites including the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs site was reportedly not working in various countries on Saturday. (AFP)

Pulwama attack: Following the deadly Pulwama attack on February 14, several Pakistani websites including the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs site was reportedly not working in various countries on Saturday. Blaming India for the attack on the website, Pakistan has alleged that New Delhi was behind the hacking. Mohammad Faisal, the foreign ministry spokesperson, was quoted as saying that they received complaints about the site being inaccessible by users from several countries but was functioning without any problem in the country. According to a report by Dawn the cyber-attack allegedly originated from India. It has been reported that an Indian hacker group known as Team I Crew, hacked the websites and shared a list on the social media platforms. According to a report in the Dawn, cross-border hacking attacks have been sporadic yet common since at least 1998. IANS reported that according to the Dawn, cross-border hacking attacks have been sporadic yet common since at least 1998. Fingers were pointed to India-based hackers when the official website of PPP was found defaced in June 2017. In December that year, the official website of Karachi police was hacked and defaced, allegedly by Indian hackers, the report said. Earlier, in July 2016, hackers claiming to be from Pakistan defaced websites of seven Indian embassies, high commissions, and consulates in various countries with pro-Pakistan Army slogans. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website was accessible in India on Monday, but an attempt to open the Pakistan Army website showed the following message: "The owner of this website (www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk) has banned the country or region your IP address is in (IN) from accessing this website." There were unverified reports that several other websites in Pakistan were not working following the February 14 Pulwama attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers for which Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility. (With inputs from IANS)