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Minutes after the Ministry of Defence website was reportedly ‘hacked’ on Friday, the website of the Home Ministry (https://mha.gov.in/) has temporarily been taken down as a precaution.
An official spokesperson said the National Informatics Centre, which hosts the MHA site, is upgrading the security system of the website, leading to its temporary suspension.
“The requested service is temporarily unavailable. Sorry for Inconvenience. It would be available soon,” is the message that comes when one opens the MHA website.
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The spokesperson said the move has been taken as a precaution. The MHA site was down soon after the news came that the defence ministry’s website was hacked.
MOD website ‘hacked’
There were suspicions that it was the handiwork of Chinese hackers.
The website flashed an ‘error’ message when attempts were made to reach the site. “The website encountered an unexpected error. Please try again later” was the message that appeared when the link was clicked.
Chinese characters could be seen at the top of the page which showed error.
Defence Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman took to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote that the issue with the MoD website has been taken note of and that the appropriate action has been initiated.
Action is initiated after the hacking of MoD website ( https://t.co/7aEc779N2b ). The website shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, every possible step required to prevent any such eventuality in the future will be taken. @DefenceMinIndia @PIB_India @PIBHindi
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) April 6, 2018
“We are seized of the matter. The National Informatics Centre, which maintains the website, is trying to restore it,” PTI quoted a spokesperson in the ministry as saying.
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