Insult on Prophet Muhammad: Malaysian hackers assault over 70 Indian authorities web sites

Cyber assaults have change into fairly frequent these days. From stealing data and information to disrupting strategic financial, authorities, and army belongings, hackers are available all varieties.

In Malaysia, one group of hackers is at the moment attacking Indian authorities web sites.

Why is DragonForce Malaysia attacking Indian authorities web sites?

By way of a tweet on June 10, 2022, DragonForce Malaysia claimed that the assaults have been a response to insults made towards Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Greetings The Authorities of India.
We Are DragonForce Malaysia.
This can be a particular operation on the insult of our Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.
India Authorities web site hacked by DragonForce Malaysia. We are going to by no means stay silent.
Come Be part of This Operation !#OpsPatuk Engaged pic.twitter.com/sPSpxFznDl

— DragonForceIO (@DragonForceIO) June 10, 2022

Whereas the group did not point out names, it’s believed that the assaults are straight linked to remarks made by India’s ruling get together, Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) spokesperson, Nupur Sharma.

What did Nupur Sharma say about Prophet Muhammad?

On Could 26, 2022, throughout a dwell debate on India’s Gyanvapi Mosque (extra on this in a bit), Nupur had made controversial remarks concerning the younger age of Muhammad’s spouse, Aisha, when the prophet had married her some 1,000 years in the past.

Prime Time debates in India have change into a platform to encourage hate mongers to talk in poor health about different religions. @TimesNow‘s Anchor @navikakumar is encouraging a rabid communal hatemonger & a BJP Spokesperson to talk garbage which might incite riots.
Disgrace on you @vineetjaintimes pic.twitter.com/lrUlkHEJp5

— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 27, 2022

Following the viral video of her remarks – which the BJP spokesperson stated was selectively edited by Alt Information’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair, Nupur not solely obtained loss of life threats, however rape threats as properly.

Alt Information, for context, is an Indian truth checking web site based in 2017.

The 37-year-old’s remarks led to a number of protests and communal violence in sure elements of Northern India.

Okay, so why are Indians debating concerning the Gyanvapi Mosque and the way is it linked to the hacks?

The backstory of the Gyanvapi Mosque is fairly controversial.

Situated within the religious capital of India, Varanasi, the positioning the place the 353-year-old mosque now sits was really a temple devoted to the Hindu god of destruction, Shiva.

The temple was demolished by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In response to Hindus, it was purportedly executed to Islamize Hindu India. Muslims counter that by claiming that the emperor had demolished the temple to curb an rebellion.

Students, nonetheless, consider the demolition was politically motivated – its impact nonetheless reverberating three centuries later.

Hardline Hindus need the mosque to be demolished and the temple rebuilt. By way of court docket proceedings, a video survey was executed on Could 12, 2022 on the website which noticed the invention of an object that petitioners claimed seemed to be a shivling – an aniconic illustration of Shiva.

What number of Indian authorities web sites did DragonForce Malaysia hack?

Following Nupur’s remarks in the course of the debate concerning the shivling, some 70 official authorities web sites and personal websites have been attacked, in keeping with the New Straits Instances.

Among the many attacked web sites and portals embrace the Indian embassy in Israel, the Nationwide Institute of Agriculture Extension Administration, Nagpur’s Institute of Science, and Delhi Public College.

The Indian state of Mahasrashtra, sadly, noticed 50 official web sites hacked regardless of Nupur having apologized and being suspended from her get together.

As of press time, no feedback from officers in Malaysia or India have been made concerning the assaults.

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