Rajasthan Education Department website hacked; Hackers call Pahalgam attack an ‘inside job’
Jaipur: The official website of the Rajasthan Education Department was hacked on Tuesday morning by a group identifying itself as Pakistani hackers. The attackers defaced the homepage with a poster declaring the recent Pahalgam terror attack an “inside job” allegedly orchestrated by the Indian government.
The message on the hacked website read, “Pahalgam was not an attack. It was an inside job... The next strike won’t be with bullets, but with a digital assault. No borders. No warnings. No mercy.” The poster also included a viral image labeling a woman as a “paid actor” in the aftermath of the Pahalgam incident.
Following the breach, the department’s IT team took the website offline and launched recovery operations. Education Minister Madan Dilawar stated that no sensitive data appears to have been compromised and a full investigation is underway.
This is the latest in a series of cyberattacks targeting Rajasthan government websites. On Monday, similar breaches were reported on the websites of the Department of Local Bodies (DLB) and Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), where hackers posted pro-Pakistan propaganda. Those websites have since been restored.
Cybersecurity agencies are actively tracking the group behind the attacks, with initial indications pointing to a group calling itself the ‘Pakistan Cyber Force,’ according to NDTV.
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Will give suitable answer on L&O situation in Karnataka during winter session: Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that he will give a suitable response in the state legislature about the law and order situation in Karnataka, if the opposition raises the matter to target the government.
Opposition BJP has made it clear that the law and order situation will be among the main issues that it will raise during the winter session.
The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
"I will give a suitable answer (in the Assembly), if they (opposition raise), as to how the law and order situation is in Karnataka and in BJP-ruled states. Also, how law and order was there when the BJP was in power in the state, and how it is now with figures," Parameshwara said in response to a question.
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Speaking to reporters here, he said he is not saying that there have been no incidents in the state, but it has to be told as to how the situation was there during the BJP's rule and how it is now.
Asked about how the government will defend notorious criminals and a terror suspect allegedly enjoying preferential treatment inside the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, the home minister said, "When the majority of the incidents took place, which government was there? All this will be informed in the Assembly when the issue is raised."
Admitting that such incidents have occurred under the current government's tenure too, he said, appropriate action has also been taken against those involved and the officials responsible. "But, old videos were circulated and it was projected as it took place now. I will explain each incident," he added.
To a question on Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into allegations of "multiple murders, rapes and burials" in the temple town of Dharmasthala, Parameshwara said, he would inform the factual position to the legislature, if raised in the House.
"SIT has submitted the report to the court. They have also submitted it to the government. If the issue is raised, we will inform the house. Factual position has to be told. What is there to hide?"
Asked about his meeting with senior Minister Satish Jarkiholi, amid leadership speculation in the state, Parameshwara said, some time the meeting with Jarkiholi might be on work-related matters as he holds a major PWD portfolio, while sometime it will be for casual political discussions.
"What is there to hide in it? We have met in the past too," he added.
