Thane: The website of the Thane Police was defaced by a group calling itself “ONE HAT CYBER TEAM”; the latest in a series of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against various Indian government websites following the controversy over former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial comments aginst the Islamic Prophet Mohammad.
A message appeared on it apparently directed towards the Indian government and demanding an apology to “Muslims all over the world”.
A senior police official here confirmed that the website has been hacked.
“We have contacted the agencies concerned for necessary action. Thane cyber crime team is working on it,” he said.
On opening the website, the message on the screen stated: “Hacked by one hat cyber team”
It further said, “Hello Indian Government, Hello everyone. Again and again you make trouble with the problem of the Islamic Religion…” “Hurry up and apologize to Muslims all over the world!! We don’t stand still when our apostle is insulted,” the message said.
As of 10.30 AM on Tuesday, the Thane Police’s website was down for maintenance, although the message page posted by the hackers was taken down.
A group of Malaysian hackers, calling themselves “Dragonforce Malaysia”, launched a slew of cyber attacks on close to 70 government websites and private portals in India on Sunday.
