The Web site of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd - bsnl.co.in - has been hacked.
A message posted on the site, purportedly by a Pakistani hacker, said: “Hax3d by KhantastiC haXor - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd – India’s No. 1 Telecommunications Company.
The hacker claimed in the message put out in the BSNL site, “You have been pwned by Pakistani hacker. This is not a joke or dream, this is f*****g reality, kids. This is now just a warning!!
“Deleted Every Database!! Muwah <3…. Backup in my Pocket=p ohh I means in ma Flash Drive = D.”
The site has not been available since morning.
The hacker?
A >Google+ page of KhantastiC haXor purportedly of the hacker has not much info, but displays his 'KhanistiC haXor' name in bold. There are three persons in KhantastiC haXor's circles and two of them have him in their circles.
Another site shows >How BSNL's site was hacked , but we are not sure it is by KhantastiC haXor.
In a response, BSNL said “the Web site was hacked around 6 p.m. on October 26. It came to our notice today and has been restored as of 2 p.m. (October 27). Our Web site has general information such as BSNL tariffs. There is no customer data on the Web site so there is no question of any data being stolen or deleted. We will undertake security audit and also take suitable measures for hardening the Web site security.”
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