DragonForce Hacktivists Launch Cyber Attacks on India. Retaliation over insults on Prophet Muhammad made by a member of India's main political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

In India, a wave of cyber attacks has taken down more than 70 government and business sector websites. The campaign was launched by the hacktivist organization DragonForce Malaysia in retribution for a harsh statement against the Prophet Muhammad made by a member of India’s main political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Greetings The Government of India. We Are DragonForce Malaysia. This is a special operation on the insult of our Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. India Government website hacked by DragonForce Malaysia. We will never remain silent. Come Join This Operation ! #OpsPatuk Engaged”, read the tweet on Dragonforce’s official Twitter handle. 

The exploits of DragonForce Malaysia are the most recent example of hacktivism or hacking for a social or political cause, that has been witnessed in recent months.

In the last 48 hours, DragonForce Malaysia has carried out extensive ‘injection’ attacks, defacing government websites and knocking other sites offline, indicating that tensions have now spilled over into cyberspace. The Indian Embassy in Israel and the National Institute of Agriculture, as well as educational institutions like Delhi Public School, are among those affected.

Unduemi Marshall

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