Hackers deface NSG website with anti-Modi bile
NEW DELHI: Suspected Pakistani hackers on Sunday attacked the official website of the elite counter-terror agency National Security Guard (NSG) and defaced it with anti-India content and profanity-laden messages against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The hacking attempt was noticed by the paramilitary force early on Sunday and the URL www.nsg.gov.in was soon blocked by it. The hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Alone Injector’, posted offensive content on the website’s home page.
A preliminary probe has revealed that the hacking attempt could have been carried out by Pakistan-affiliated hackers. However, a thorough probe is underway to ascertain the exact details about the hackers and their location.
The website is maintained at the NSG headquarters here and puts out basic information about the force, its origin and operations in the public domain.
Officials said the matter has been brought to the notice of the National Informatics Centre that hosts the site and the site is expected to be unblocked soon.
The NSG, raised in 1984, is the Central contingency force to undertake counter-terror and anti-piracy hijacking operations.
Meanwhile, reiterating its demand, India on Sunday asked Pakistan for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, arrested by Islamabad for espionage, and Nehal Ansari, who was caught for allegedly illegally entering that country from Afghanistan to purportedly meet a girl he had befriended through online chats.
India sought consular access to the two Indians in Pakistani custody after it exchanged with Islamabad the lists of their citizens including civil prisoners and fishermen languishing in jails in both the countries as per provisions of the bilateral Consular Access agreement.
The Ministry of External Affairs said India remains committed to address on “priority” with Pakistan the humanitarian matters, including those pertaining to prisoners and fishermen in each other’s country.
“We await from Pakistan confirmation of nationality of those in India’s custody who are otherwise eligible for release. We also await consular access to those Indian nationals in Pakistan’s custody including Hamid Nehal Ansari and Kulbhushan Jadhav,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.